A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin exploded during a test at the launch pad Thursday night, shaking nearby homes and briefly painting the sky orange.

A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos ’ Blue Origin space company exploded during a ground test known as a hotfire at a Florida launch pad on Thursday night.

It exploded during a prelaunch engine-firing procedure known as a hot-fire test ahead of a planned launch to send 48 Amazon Leo satellites into low-Earth orbit.