Blue Origin's rocket explosion affects NASA's moon plans
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“NASA is aware of the anomaly that occurred tonight at Launch Complex 36 involving Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station,” posted NASA administrator Jared Isaacman shortly after. “Spaceflight is unforgiving, and developing new heavy-lift launch capability is extraordinarily difficult.”
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Jeff Bezos’ space ambitions went up in flames on Thursday night when a Blue Origin rocket exploded in a massive fireball during testing at a Florida launch pad. The New Glenn rocket erupted around 9p.