CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION \u2014\u00a0During a scheduled static fire of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket on Thursday night, the rocket experienced a malfunction and exploded on the pad at Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.<\/p>\n
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Details are unknown on what caused the explosion Details are unknown on what caused the explosion that happened a little after 9 p.m. ET. The rocket was scheduled to liftoff next week to orbit.<\/p>\n Blue Origin posted to X, “We experienced an anomaly during today’s hotfire test. All personnel have been accounted for. We will provide updates as we learn more.”<\/p>\n We experienced an anomaly during today’s hotfire test. All personnel have been accounted for. We will provide updates as we learn more.<\/p>\n \u2014 Blue Origin (@blueorigin) May 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Space Launch Delta 45 Public Affairs Media Operations Chief Emre Kelly stated that there were no injuries or deaths being reported.<\/p>\n “Emergency responders are on the scene. All personnel have been accounted for and there were no injuries\/fatalities,” he confirmed in an email to the press.\u00a0<\/p>\n He added that range officials and Blue Origin are working to evaluate the data to determine what caused the “anomaly”.\u00a0<\/p>\n A\u00a0static fire test, sometimes called a hotfire, is when a rocket’s engines are briefly tested while the vehicle is secure. This is done before every launch to test the rocket and ground systems.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n U.S. Rep. Mike Haridopolos, who is the chairman of the U.S. Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee, also took to X and stated he spoke with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman about the explosion.\u00a0<\/p>\n Haridopolos confirmed that there were no reported injuries.\u00a0<\/p>\n I\u2019ve already spoken with @NASAAdmin<\/a> Jared Isaacman regarding the explosion of Blue Origin\u2019s New Glenn rocket tonight at Kennedy Space Center. I am grateful there were no reported injuries and thankful for the first responders, engineers, and launch crews who acted quickly.\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/m0IAerHZan<\/a><\/p>\n
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Officials say there have been no reports of injuries or deaths
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