A Blue Origin rocket exploded during a test at the launch pad Thursday night, shaking nearby homes and briefly painting the sky orange. Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin said its New Glenn rocket exploded during an engine-firing test.

Launch recap: Scroll down to review live updates from the Friday, May 29, liftoff of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on the Starlink 10-53 mission.

The Kent-based company, started by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, was testing its rocket before its next planned launch, which was slotted to place 48 satellites for Amazon’s broadband venture, Leo.