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Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad in Florida
- Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during a hot-fire test at Cape Canaveral Thursday night; the company says no one was hurt.
- The vehicle was being prepped for a June mission to launch 48 Amazon internet satellites, but those satellites were not onboard; damage and repair time to the pad are unknown.
- The blast at Space Launch Complex 36 โ the only New Glenn pad โ could delay Jeff Bezos's Amazon satellite rollout and adds another twist to the Starlink rivalry.
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