The translation of the text is: «Problems with the New Glenn rocket: explosion during the test launch of Blue Origin»
29 may 2026 в 16:13
The company Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, has encountered a problem. On Thursday, May 28, the billionaire confirmed the explosion of the New Glenn rocket, which occurred during a ground test known as a «hot fire».
«An anomaly occurred during today’s hot fire test», - Blue Origin wrote on its Twitter. «All employees are safe. We will provide updates as new information becomes available».
Here’s what we know about the rocket explosion so far.
Blue Origin is a private company, so its financial data is not disclosed. Reports indicate that Bezos has spent about $ 5.5 billion of his own money to fund the program.
For those wishing to fly with Blue Origin, the cost of a single seat reportedly exceeds $ 1 million.
Bezos acknowledged the error in a tweet shortly after the explosion of the New Glenn rocket from the launch pad.
«All employees are safe», - Bezos wrote. «It's too early to know the cause, but we are already working to determine it».
The Amazon founder noted that it was a «very tough day» for the Blue Origin team but insisted that they would «recover everything that needs to be recovered and return to flight».
«It's worth it», - Bezos emphasized.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a statement to CNN regarding the explosion, noting that it is «aware» of the vehicle anomaly «during a static fire test at the Cape Canaveral site in Florida at around 9:00 PM local time on May 28», - adding that the test «was not part of FAA-licensed activities».
«It did not impact air traffic», - the FAA added.
Just a few days before the New Glenn rocket explosion, NASA selected Blue Origin as one of three unmanned lunar missions this year.
Following the rocket anomaly, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman tweeted that the agency is «aware» of the New Glenn rocket error and promised to «work with our partners to support a thorough investigation of this anomaly, assess the short-term implications for missions, and return to rocket launches».
«Spaceflight does not forgive mistakes», - Isaacman continued, «and developing a new heavy rocket for launch is extremely challenging»
«An anomaly occurred during today’s hot fire test», - Blue Origin wrote on its Twitter. «All employees are safe. We will provide updates as new information becomes available».
Here’s what we know about the rocket explosion so far.
Blue Origin is a private company, so its financial data is not disclosed. Reports indicate that Bezos has spent about $ 5.5 billion of his own money to fund the program.
For those wishing to fly with Blue Origin, the cost of a single seat reportedly exceeds $ 1 million.
Bezos acknowledged the error in a tweet shortly after the explosion of the New Glenn rocket from the launch pad.
«All employees are safe», - Bezos wrote. «It's too early to know the cause, but we are already working to determine it».
The Amazon founder noted that it was a «very tough day» for the Blue Origin team but insisted that they would «recover everything that needs to be recovered and return to flight».
«It's worth it», - Bezos emphasized.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a statement to CNN regarding the explosion, noting that it is «aware» of the vehicle anomaly «during a static fire test at the Cape Canaveral site in Florida at around 9:00 PM local time on May 28», - adding that the test «was not part of FAA-licensed activities».
«It did not impact air traffic», - the FAA added.
Just a few days before the New Glenn rocket explosion, NASA selected Blue Origin as one of three unmanned lunar missions this year.
Following the rocket anomaly, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman tweeted that the agency is «aware» of the New Glenn rocket error and promised to «work with our partners to support a thorough investigation of this anomaly, assess the short-term implications for missions, and return to rocket launches».
«Spaceflight does not forgive mistakes», - Isaacman continued, «and developing a new heavy rocket for launch is extremely challenging»
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