Blue Origin explosion delays NASA lunar launch plans (opens in new tab)

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded May 28 during a static-fire engine test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Launch Complex 36 in Florida, destroying the booster and damaging the launch pad. Blue Origin was preparing the rocket for the NG-4 launch in early June, which SpaceNews said was to carry 48 Amazon Leo satellites. The failure complicates Blue Origin's role in NASA's Artemis program, which uses commercial lunar landers as part of plans to return astronauts to the moon. Compan...