Blue Origin rocket explodes on Florida launchpad

A rocket made by the institution Blue Origin appears to person exploded connected its launchpad successful Florida during a test.

Footage shows the rocket bursting into a monolithic shot of fire, engulfing the country astir it.

In a connection connected societal media, Blue Origin said it had "experienced an anomaly" during a hotfire test. It added that each unit person been accounted for.

The abstraction exertion institution was founded successful the twelvemonth 2000 by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos.

The detonation took spot astir 21:00 section clip (02:00 +1 GMT) astatine Cape Canaveral. There is nary menace to the public, according to Brevard County Emergency Management.

The BBC has contacted the US Space Force and NASA for comment.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said successful a connection that it was alert of the incident.

"This trial was not wrong the scope of FAA licensed activities," the bureau said, adding that determination was nary interaction to aerial traffic.

Just past month, Blue Origin's newest rocket was grounded aft the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered an probe into a "mishap" involving the failed motorboat of a satellite.

The institution attempted to spot a outer from AST SpaceMobile utilizing its New Glenn rocket but was incapable to get it arsenic acold into orbit arsenic intended.

The abstraction institution successfully launched a New Glenn rocket from Florida past November, landing its reusable booster for the archetypal time.