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NASA, Blue Origin and New Glenn Rocket

'A pretty significant setback': How Blue Origin's rocket explosion affects NASA's moon plans

The recent explosion of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket during a routine test is a big setback for the private spaceflight company, and will likely have implications for NASA's Artemis program timeline...

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Blue Origin’s rocket explosion is a big setback for NASA’s moon goals

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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes in massive fireball, imperiling NASA moon missions

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Blue Origin Says Rocket Explosion Spared Fuel Tanks and Key Launch Pad Parts

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin said Tuesday that last week’s rocket explosion spared fuel tanks and some other critical parts of the launch pad.

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Footage from a boat captures Blue Origin rocket exploding on the launch pad

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This space stock is rising as Blue Origin predicts quick recovery from big explosion

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Blue Origin New Glenn explosion caused 'earthquake' across Florida

The explosion's shockwave was detected by seismographs up to 135 miles away, equivalent to a 2.5 magnitude earthquake.

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NASA chief surveys damage after Blue Origin explosion at Cape Canaveral

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What's next for mission to moon after Blue Origin rocket explosion?

Live Science on MSN

New Glenn rocket explodes in gigantic fireball, days after selection for moon missions

The rocket explosion, a contender for the largest in American history, marks a significant setback for Jeff Bezos and NASA.

The most spectacular rocket explosion since N1 just happened in Florida

On Thursday evening, Blue Origin attempted to test fire its massive New Glenn rocket at its Florida launch site, but something went very wrong after engine ignition. The super heavy lift rocket exploded in spectacular and disastrous fashion.

USA Today

NASA’s SLS Artemis moon rocket is among largest in world. How big is it?

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for the Artemis 2 mission stands at 322 feet tall. The SLS is NASA's most powerful rocket, generating 8.8 million pounds of thrust. While massive, the SLS is shorter than SpaceX's approximately 400-foot Starship ...

Houston Public Media

NASA’s Artemis III rocket, slated for 2027 mission, is rolled into the Kennedy Space Center

NASA's top four-fifths of the SLS (Space Launch System) core stage for the Artemis III mission is offloaded from the agency's Pegasus barge on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida the prior day. One of the primary ...

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NASA says it will put humans on the surface of the moon in 2028. How realistic is that?

The Artemis II lunar mission is over, and NASA is already looking ahead, planning to put astronauts on the surface of the moon by 2028. But there are a lot of hurdles that need to be cleared before that happens.