Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes on pad during test; Jeff Bezos vows to rebuild

An explosion at Blue Origin’s launch pad lights up the skies over Florida. (Spaceflight Now Video) Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded today during a hotfire test on its launch pad in Florida — dealing heavy damage to the pad, and dealing a heavy blow to Jeff Bezos’ space venture. “All personnel are accounted for and safe,” Bezos said in a post to X .