May 31, 2026

'Rockets are hard': Elon Musk responds to Jeff Bezos' rocket explosion — the 2nd in under 6 weeks — as his own SpaceX glides to a $1.8T IPO

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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during a hot-fire test, and Elon Musk had some thoughts about it as SpaceX heads toward what could be the biggest IPO yet.