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Exploding rocket casts doubts over NASA's Moon plans

Explosion of Blue Origin rocket is a setback for the company and for Nasa's Moon plans.

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Exploding Blue Origin rocket could delay Artemis space program’s ambitious plan to land on moon

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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes in massive fireball, imperiling NASA moon missions

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Nasa moon mission faces ‘major blow’ after Blue Origin and SpaceX failures

Nasa’s Moon landing plans have suffered a “major blow” after Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded, just a week after SpaceX’s booster rocket crashed into the sea.

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Investigation into Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explosion

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Blue Origin rocket explodes on launchpad in a setback for bid to catch Musk's SpaceX

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Blue Origin rocket exploded on launchpad, throwing the future of NASA’s Artemis program into question

Of its three launches so far, only one was completely successful.

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Blue Origin rocket explosion could delay NASA's moon plans

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Exploding rocket casts doubts over Nasa's Moon plans

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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded in a huge fireball during a test in Florida: What you need to know

Jeff Bezos described the incident as a "very rough day" in a major setback for the company's space venture. Elon Musk said of the incident: "Rockets are hard."

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Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad in Florida

Blue Origin, which is owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, was gearing up for a June launch to put a batch of Amazon "Leo" internet satellites into orbit.

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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes on pad during test; Jeff Bezos vows to rebuild

Rocket explosion at Florida launch complex deals a heavy blow to the pad — and to Blue Origin's plans to launch Amazon Leo satellites.

Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad during engine-firing test

Video posted by NASASpaceflight, which live-streams launches from Florida, showed the towering New Glenn rocket igniting on the pad before erupting into a massive fireball that bi