An explosion reportedly tied to Blue Origin rocked Florida’s Space Coast on Thursday, filling the night sky with fire in Brevard County, new footage shows. The explosion was reported around 9 p.m.The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement it had received info “that there was a failure of the test firing and an explosion,” adding preliminary reports show no injuries.On social media, Blue Origin said it experienced “an anomaly during today’s hotfire test.””All personnel have been accounted for. We will provide updates as we learn more,” the post states.WESH 2 News is working to learn more.Both SpaceX and United Launch Alliance are scheduled to launch Falcon 9 and Atlas V rockets, respectively, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Friday. >> This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is released
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. —
An explosion tied to Blue Origin rocked Florida’s Space Coast on Thursday, filling the night sky with fire in Brevard County, new footage shows.
The explosion was reported around 9 p.m.
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement “that there was a failure of the test firing and an explosion,” adding preliminary reports show no injuries.
On social media, Blue Origin said it experienced “an anomaly during today’s hotfire test.”
“All personnel have been accounted for. We will provide updates as we learn more,” the post states.
WESH 2 News is working to learn more.
Both SpaceX and United Launch Alliance are scheduled to launch Falcon 9 and Atlas V rockets, respectively, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Friday.
>> This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is released