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Blue Origin Explosion Detected and Measured with Infrasound Data | Seismological Society of America

Summary by seismosoc.org
1 September 2026— When Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch vehicle accidentally exploded during a static test fire in May 2026, the explosion generated low frequency soundwaves below the range of human hearing. Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories used those infrasound signals to independently confirm the time and location of the explosion and estimate the yield of the blast, as they report in The Seismic Record. The results demonstrate how in…
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seismosoc.org broke the news on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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