A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on the pad during an engine "hotfire test" at roughly 9 p.m. at Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Brevard County Emergency Management officials announced there is no threat to the general public.

Billionaire Jeff Bezos admitted it was a 'rough day' after his Blue Origin rocket went up in flames with the explosion so forceful it rocked properties nearby in Florida

A Blue Origin rocket exploded on a launchpad during a test at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The fiery incident took place on Thursday, May 28. The rocket was intended for the fourth New Glenn mission,

The high-stakes race for the lunar surface suffered a fiery setback on Thursday night, May 28, when a heavy-lift New Glenn rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin catastrophically exploded on its launch pad.

A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, sending an enormous fiery mushroom cloud into the sky.