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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes on launchpad at Cape Canaveral— Homes shook in nearby Florida cities Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach due to the explosion (www.cbc.ca)
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1158199/blue-origin-s-new-glenn-rocket-explodes-on-launchpad-at-cape-canaveral

A Blue Origin rocket exploded during a test at the launch pad Thursday night, shaking nearby homes and briefly painting the sky orange.

Blue Origin said its New Glenn rocket exploded during an engine-firing test being conducted ahead of a satellite launch planned for next week. No one was hurt, according to officials at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 0 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

I'm happy to see billionaires burn their money and fail.

I don't care about space ambitions, they only benefit the filthy rich, apart from GPS, telescope, and weather satellites. 99% of what's planned now is just to benefit the rich. The moon base and going to Mars are about exploitation not exploration--we already know what's there. Robots can do it better and cheaper, anyway.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I also enjoy watching billionaires' money burn. Still, we have the computer you're using to post this because of the Space Race.

[–] Traister101@lemmy.today 1 points 1 hour ago

The space race decades ago. What we have right now is a bunch of bullshit

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 0 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

I'm with you. Their space ambitions are based in Bad Faith, and I'm not on board with rewarding Ferengis.