Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket rocket explodes on launchpad
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Explosion of Blue Origin rocket is a setback for the company and for Nasa's Moon plans.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched the 12th test flight of the Starship spacecraft after calling off a scheduled launch due to a series of last-minute issues the day before
“NASA is aware of the anomaly that occurred tonight at Launch Complex 36 involving Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station,” posted NASA administrator Jared Isaacman shortly after. “Spaceflight is unforgiving, and developing new heavy-lift launch capability is extraordinarily difficult.”
The 12th test flight will feature the third generation of the mega-rocket that’s expected to help NASA return astronauts to the moon.
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