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Blue Origin rocket explosion could set back NASA's plans to put astronauts on the moon

Central Florida Public Media | By Brendan Byrne

Published May 29, 2026 at 4:31 PM CDT

Engineers at Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin are trying to figure out why their massive New Glenn rocket exploded on its launch pad Thursday night.

Brendan Byrne