Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded in a fireball during a ground test at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The incident represents a setback for the company's spaceflight ambitions, though no injuries were reported.

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded during a test on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday, marking another setback for Jeff Bezos’s space company. No injuries were reported after the dramatic fireball engulfed the heavy-lift rocket, which is central to the company’s ambitions in commercial spaceflight and lunar missions.