What does the explosion of a New Glenn rocket on its pad mean for Blue Origin's customers? It depends on what other options the customer has.

The destruction of Blue Origin's unmanned New Glenn rocket in a catastrophic launchpad explosion, along with apparently severe damage to the company's only launch pad, sent shock waves through the U.S.

But that’s what happened at 9:00 p.m. EDT last night at launch complex 36 on the grounds of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, when a New Glenn rocket, built by the Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin aerospace company,

NASA had tapped Jeff Bezos’ rocket company to carry vehicles to the moon this year and had hoped to test its lunar lander in the Artemis III mission. Both now seem unlikely.

The incident undoubtedly marks yet another delay for a company that is already seen to be lagging behind its main competitor, Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded Thursday night during a test in Florida, raising questions about NASA's efforts to build a moon base.

A planned test for Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket ahead of a planned flight turned into a disaster when it exploded on the launch platform.

Space exploration is filled with setbacks, but the spectacular explosion of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket on Thursday night marked a significant blow to not only the company, which was founded by