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Moment Blue Origin rocket explodes during test in Florida
A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday night.
The space technology company, founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos in 2000, said there were no injuries in the incident.
“All personnel have been recorded. We will provide updates as we learn more,” Blue Origin said in a statement. Stating that the explosion occurred during a “fire test”, the company described the incident as an “anomaly”.
