Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes

Jeff Bezos' space ​firm Blue Origin said on Thursday it experienced an anomaly during ‌a ⁠hot-fire test, as ⁠visuals on social media ​showed its New Glenn rocket explode in ​a fireball.A hot-fire test is where a rocket ​engine is ⁠fired up ‌while anchored to the ​ground.

All ​personnel are accounted ⁠for, Blue Origin said in ​a post on X.— SpaceflightNow (@SpaceflightNow) Blue Origin ​has spent billions of dollars and roughly a decade developing New Glenn, a rocket 29-stories high ‌with a reusable first stage meant to compete ​with ​SpaceX's ⁠Falcon fleet and its more powerful Starship.The Federal Aviation Administration did not ​immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. ...