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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)
submitted 13 hours ago by beep@piefed.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 6 points 12 hours ago

The new pad should be closer to Maralogo.

[–] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 8 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Scott Manley has a couple of things to say about the fallout. It's not good.

https://youtu.be/aaR6yEE-Myo

[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

I would say it is excellent. The only thing that could have gone better would be bezos on the launchpad.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 7 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

JFC, get to your point. This guy milks the dead cow.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 6 points 12 hours ago

It's the 2026 internet.

"Will it rain today?"

See the following 23 minute video.

[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 hours ago

Some of the comments were on fire. Like the rocket. "Blew Origin," "Boom Origin."

You're right, though. I clicked out halfway through the video. I got bored and started playing sudoku on my phone.

[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 3 points 12 hours ago

Ah, I see you were exposed to Scott Manley's narrative style

[–] db2@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Was bezos on it at the time

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago

Asking the important questions.

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

And nothing of value was lost.

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.world 0 points 12 hours ago

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 0 points 12 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 2 points 11 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 3 minutes ago

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

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

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