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Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes during launch pad test at Cape Canaveral

Video Overview & Insights

A New Glenn rocket exploded at Cape Canaveral during a launch pad test firing on Thursday, May 28, 2026. The U.S. Space Force said there were no injuries at the Florida space port following the incident.

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Fish at 0:29

— @ryanmartin8557

The rocket was being prepared for a launch carrying a batch of satellites for Amazon's Leo internet constellation. The satellites were not on rocket for the launch pad static fire.

The explosion at Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station caused extensive damage to the launch pad facility, toppling one of the 600-feet high lightning towers.

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So, jet fuel does not melt.....

— @PotatoManInTheVan

Video: Adam Bernstein and John Pisani, Spaceflight Now.

Learn more about the aftermath of the explosion: https://youtu.be/joUcagkuvQg?si=4YKHY7xZQWHBRPor

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Back to the drawing board 😅

— @kalleandersson926

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movies.. this is how explosions should look like.

— @FITBOYGAMING

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How many astronauts died? How many people died?

@muhammadali4653

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It was daytime for 10 seconds imagine a hydrogen bomb going off now 😂

@samgeurdi6351

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That fish went "oh bugger".

@ngsq12

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Woohoo fireworks.

@Instealthmode70440

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All-Time explosion. Surface of the sun, strong water tower. The plane in the beginning skirted quick.
There is liguid gas gushing out the tall white fuel tank and explodes from static then consumes the tank and explodes immensely. The flare from the boom. The rain of cinge is Cherry

@jairusp.sullivan3461

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Wish I could have seen that from a cruise ship

@TorazeGreen

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Dude, Benson’s gonna be so pissed.

@Dinoplanetofficial-z5n

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I guess that’s why they test them

@jordynm9049

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wht a wonderful -

@Paimon-22-9-6-3

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They haven't been passed the Van Allen Belts. Space is lie. No moon landing. Thieves is what they are pocketing trillions of OUR TAX DOLLARS FOR FAKE SHT

@Shooe-wl9eh

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0:29 fish!

@KaylonTraynorguardia

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Any evidence this launch was sabotaged by SpaceX?

@sgohlke

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@BoJloMovieClips

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Is that 2026 or 1945?

@Shiftgamer71

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So ein Feuerball, Junge. BAM!

@3x3x3f2l

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this stupid space account is locking videos 1 year old behind a pay wall lmao. shame on you "spaceflight now"

@OscarVelez-m7b

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Why didnt launch tower 7 collapse? 🤔🤔

@silasschramm

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0:29 Fish: 'nah F this'

@penguinnoodle

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That’s crazy they made it look morning that’s strong the explosion was 😮

@xavierjones9777

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all are just dead now

@Vorstandsressort_Derivate

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Dang, it turned night into day for several minutes there.

@bobjones4469

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POV The Knicks won

@djsav1204

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that is karma for all the parcels left on doorsteps

@DJD1MAH-m3x

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The Tower passed the "Explosion Test", will it pass the "Bend Test"

@DominicTorres

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Thats is a big loss

@ALVee01

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“Here comes the sun…” Jeff inspired the Beatles

@Caleb_Fishes_45

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will my prime membership go up?

@iselldank

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Whoever built that water tower deserves a pat on the back!

@conservativejoe

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Lovely firework.

@R-medly

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Watching this as I drink from my paper straw.

@chavsmith

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imagine the heat

@theninedivides6851

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Its ironic as hell that this had an Amazon ad before it played

@RogueJyn

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All that needed was an action hero walking away without looking back

@ianallan3205

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And they said we must fight against clima change! They really look us stupid! Humanity’s first moon landing took place on July 20, 1969, as part of the American Apollo 11 mission. Well, we haven’t made enough progress in decades to be able to repeat it. Gentlemen, either engineering and technology going backwards, or the moon landing never actually happened yet—we were just being made fools of!

@Hektor1020

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From a distance, it looked kind of like a nuclear explosion!

@windoffreedom7358

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Money laundering at its finest.

@wickedpanik

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Glad EU regulated plastic mayo cups…

@bulgartefo9252

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Back to the old drawing board

@thorax9997

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Glenn from SUPERSTORE!!

@RamayThapaliya

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I guess humanity’s nee hobby is creating sunrises now.

@J_GoTTi

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Greta's gonna be pissed.......

@dean.sims5470

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Katy Perry wasn't on board

@zvast

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Global warming.

@daviddurrington2299

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They can't get it right after nearly one hundred years

@LawrenceThistleton

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The target was to create morning during night

@ratnadeepsaha7675

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Thought it was the "Shabang" by Drake music video

@minenhlekweyama-z7y