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Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Blows Up in Pre-Launch Test, Threatening NASA and Amazon Missions

Blue Origin's New Glenn heavy-lift rocket was destroyed Thursday night when it exploded during a routine static fire test at Launch Complex 36 in Cape Canaveral, dealing a major blow to Jeff Bezos' space ambitions and pushing back both Amazon's Project Kuiper satellite deployment and NASA's Artemis lunar lander program. No injuries were reported, but the damage to the pad and the vehicle is expected to sideline operations for months.