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Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket rocket explodes on launchpad

Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Test Days After NASA Moon Mission Deal, Raising Fresh Concerns

Blue Origin, the space company founded by Jeff Bezos, has suffered a major setback after its powerful New Glenn rocket exploded during a ground test in Florida.

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

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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes during Florida test, raising questions for NASA moon plans

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You’ll Feel like an Exploding Rocket Drinking the Space-Aged Saturn Cocktail

Days ago, NASA made the dubious announcement that it intended to deploy not one or two but three more missions to the moon in 2026 alone, albeit all uncrewed–exploratory, data-gathering expeditions to...

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Blue Origin explosion could be setback to NASA's Artemis moon missions

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Blue Origin, Bezos had momentum until the fireball

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NASA’s moon plans take hit with Blue Origin explosion

The mishap could leave the space agency with no alternative than rival SpaceX, a forced choice it has sought to avoid.

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

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Investigation into Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explosion

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NASA's RS-25 Artemis rocket engines closer to certification after penultimate test

NASA has been conducting a series of hot fire tests to certify RS-25 engines for use on the Space Launch System rockets that will launch Artemis missions to the moon. The penultimate test in the series was conducted at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

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NASA's mega ion engine clears a fiery test on the road to Mars

The first human Mars explorers won’t have it easy. Every additional day in deep space will increase their exposure to deadly cosmic radiation, while isolation gnaws at their minds and microgravity erodes their muscles. That’s one of the main reasons ...

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NASA's Artemis 3 rocket is taking shape for 2027 launch to test lunar landers (photo)

It's only been a month since NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean to wrap up their 10-mission around the moon, and the space agency is already readying the rocket for the next Artemis program test flight. The first stage of the ...