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Blue Origin rocket engine explodes during test in Texas: report
A rocket engine powered by Blue Origin exploded last month during testing, according to media reports. The June 30 blast occurred at a West Texas facility of the space company, owned by Amazon ...
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Bezos’ Blue Origin Suffers Fiery Setback Building New Rocket
In a separate incident, another upper rocket portion failed during stress testing and exploded ... started, Blue Origin finally resumed flights with its space tourism rocket. In June, the ...
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Blue Origin launches 2nd human-rated New Shepard rocket, nails landing (video)
Blue Origin's uncrewed NS-27 mission ... launched its uncrewed NS-27 mission at 11:30 a.m. EDT (1530 GMT) today, sending a brand-new New Shepard rocket-capsule combo on a brief trip to suborbital ...
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Blue Origin donates New Shepard rocket and crew capsule to Smithsonian
The Blue Origin artifacts will debut in two renovated galleries opening at the National Air and Space Museum in 2026. Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos once pledged that if his company's first rocket ...
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China beats SpaceX and Blue Origin to reach orbit with a methane-fueled rocket, edging ahead of the US in the space race
Meanwhile, the future of New Glenn, Blue Origin's methalox rocket, is uncertain after its BE-4 engine exploded during testing in June, per Space.com. Methalox is a coveted fuel for deep space ...