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Blue Origin\u2019s New Glenn rocket exploded on a Florida launch pad in a dramatic scene fit for a Hollywood action flick Thursday night.<\/p>\n

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Live footage showed the mega-rocket burst into an enormous fireball at the start of a test around 9 p.m. \u2013 though the Jeff Bezos-owned company made clear there were no reported injuries as a result.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe experienced an anomaly during today\u2019s hotfire test,\u201d Blue Origin tweeted Thursday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll personnel have been accounted for. We will provide updates as we learn more.\u201d<\/p>\n

The company referred The Post to its social media statement when emailed for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s too early to know the root cause but we\u2019re already working to find it,\u201d Bezos tweeted.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery rough day, but we\u2019ll rebuild whatever needs rebuilding and get back to flying. It\u2019s worth it.<\/p>\n

New Glenn has been worked on for a decade and cost billions in a bid to rival Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX\u2019s fleet and its stronger Starship.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cMost unfortunate. Rockets are hard,\u201d Musk tweeted in reply to video of the incident.<\/p>\n

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said on X Thursday night the space agency was aware of the \u201canomaly\u201d at Launch Complex 36 and vowed to conduct a \u201cthorough\u201d probe into the explosion.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpaceflight is unforgiving, and developing new heavy-lift launch capability is extraordinarily difficult,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will work with our partners to support a thorough investigation of this anomaly, assess near-term mission impacts, and get back to launching rockets. We will provide information on any impacts to the Artemis and Moon Base programs as it becomes available.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Federal Aviation Administration said the test in the Sunshine State\u2019s Cape Canaveral was not \u201cwithin the scope of FAA licensed activities.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was no impact to air traffic,\u201d an agency rep said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The striking footage captured on NASASpaceflight comes as the rocket was prepping for an upcoming launch that would have carried 48 satellites for Amazon\u2019s internet constellation, according to the New York Times.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am grateful there were no reported injuries and thankful for the first responders, engineers, and launch crews who acted quickly,\u201d tweeted House Rep. Mike Haridopolos, a Florida Republican whose district covers the space complex.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPraying for Florida\u2019s Space Coast and everyone involved.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Glenn rocket is named after famous NASA astronaut John Glenn.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With Post wires<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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