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Blue Origin Begins Investigation Into New Glenn Explosion
- On Thursday, May 28, 2026, a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded during a static fire test at Launch Complex-36 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, destroying the vehicle and severely damaging ground infrastructure.
- Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp confirmed the company has regained access to the pad and is investigating the anomaly, while NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman toured the site Friday to offer agency support.
- The explosion's shockwave reached seismographs up to 135 miles away, equivalent to a 2.5 magnitude earthquake, and satellite imagery from Planet Labs PBC confirmed extensive damage visible from space.
- Delays now affect Amazon Leo's constellation deployment of 3,232 satellites and create uncertainty for NASA's Artemis lunar mission timeline, stalling critical programs that depend on New Glenn access.
- Industry experts note rebuilding could take 15 months, similar to a 2016 SpaceX incident, though the Space Force does not anticipate impacts to its national security launch schedule.
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(San Francisco = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kwon Young-jeon = Blue Origin's rocket launch pad, damaged by an explosion, is not expected to be repaired until the year after next, according to NASA...
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Space Force Announces Launch Deal with Blue Origin After Mishap
The Space Force on May 28 awarded a task order to Blue Origin for its first National Security Space Launch mission—the same day the company’s New Glenn rocket exploded on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base, Fla. The contract is for a National Reconnaissance Office launch slated to fly in late 2027 or early 2028. In a May 29 press release announcing the task order—which it awarded the day before—the service said that despite the …
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