NASA’s Moon Plans Take A Hit After Rocket Explosion

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded on a Florida launch pad on Thursday, May 29, as it was preparing for its fourth launch next week.

Safety officials finally have a good idea of what a big rocket explosion can do

Last week’s explosion of a New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral, Florida, was clearly a setback for Blue Origin and NASA, but it was a learning experience for safety officials looking to open up the spaceport to hundreds more launches per year.
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes in massive fireball, imperiling NASA moon missions

The latest flight of the New Glenn rocket was meant to prepare Blue Origin for a series of NASA-funded lunar voyages. Instead it ended before it began

Mass. meteor: What NASA knows about its explosion and fall into Cape Cod Bay

A meteor that caused a loud boom when it exploded over Massachusetts Saturday afternoon split into fragments four times larger than most meteorites, according to NASA.

NASA confirms 75,000 mph meteor exploded over Massachusetts with force of 300 tons of TNT

NASA said a meteor travelling at 75,000 miles per hour exploded over Massachusetts and nearby New Hampshire shortly after 2pm on Saturday, sending loud booms across parts of the north-eastern United States with an energy release equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT.