After Blue Origin rocket explosion, NASA’s entire moon exploration program depends on SpaceX for now as Musk eyes blockbuster IPO soon

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin saw its New Glenn rocket explode during a pad engine test at Cape Canaveral, damaging the launchpad and grounding the vehicle ahead of planned missions.
The setback likely knocks Blue Origin out of contention for NASA’s Artemis III lunar-lander role, leaving NASA more dependent on SpaceX’s Starship and risking mission delays.
The accident happened just as SpaceX prepares a record-setting IPO — underscoring SpaceX’s growing dominance in launches and satellite internet (Starlink).