June 2, 2026

Blue Origin says fuel tanks and key pad components survived the New Glenn explosion, pledges to fly again this year

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Blue Origin has disclosed that last week’s New Glenn rocket explosion at Cape Canaveral spared the launch pad’s fuel tanks and several other critical components, offering the company a faster path back to flight than the initial images of the blast s...