“It’s too early to know the root cause but we’re already working to find it. Very rough day, but we’ll rebuild whatever needs rebuilding and get back to flying. It’s worth it.” Source: Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos, writing on X as a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket experienced an anomaly known as a hotfire during a ground test Thursday, the company said on X. Video captured from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida Thursday evening appears to show a rocket (file photo) exploding on its launchpad.
