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

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin was set to have its New Glenn rocket launch its uncrewed lunar lander to the moon by fall 2026. Then it exploded.
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Milestone unlocked: Blue Origin nails launch, landing of reflown New Glenn booster, but payload deployment goes wrong

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin joined Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the club of commercial companies to launch, land and refly a rocket booster during a mission that lifted off from the Space Coast early Sunday, although the ultimate deployment of the mission payload ...

Blue Origin rocket exploded on launchpad, throwing the future of NASA’s Artemis program into question

During an evening test fire on May 28, 2026, a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded, engulfing the launchpad in a massive fireball. The spectacular fire, caught on video, not only destroyed the rocket but also appears to have significantly damaged Blue Origin’s only launchpad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

NASA chief Jared Isaacman surveys extent of Blue Origin explosion damage

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman flew over the Blue Origin launch site in Florida damaged in a May 28 explosion and met with Jeff Bezos.

Astronauts to begin training in replica of Blue Origin's lunar lander

NASA's Artemis astronauts can now train on a full-scale replica of Blue Origin's Blue Moon lunar lander at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.