The impact of Blue Origin's New Glenn explosion

The explosion of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket on May 28, 2026, was a major setback for a company starting to hit its stride when it came to launching its orbital class rocket. An anomaly occurred during a static fire test of the rocket that led to an explosion that took out the rocket along with pieces of the infrastructure at Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. In this story, Spaceflight Now Reporter Will Robinson-Smith dives into what is known about the explosion, the response to the event, and what may happen next. Produced by: • Will Robinson-Smith, Spaceflight Now Video shot by: • Adam Bernstein, Spaceflight Now • John Pisani, Spaceflight Now • Will Robinson-Smith, Spaceflight Now Additional video: • Astrolab • CNBC • Blue Origin • Lunar Outpost • NASA • SpaceX • United Launch Alliance CNBC's full interview with Jared Isaacman: https://youtu.be/y3RlQGr3ZZg?si=0TNNh5GjMRdqpA_r Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:13 Road to the NG-4 static fire explosion 03:21 Timeline 04:07 A view from above 06:15 NASA Administrator Isaacman's view 07:34 Weekend update 08:07 June 1 latest 09:19 "Vertical conops" at LC-36 10:46 Lessons from explosions past 13:42 Moon Base impacts 16:18 Decoupling from New Glenn 19:32 Other interested parties 20:47 Looking forward This coverage is made possible by the support of our members. Join this channel to help us expand our coverage and get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoLdERT4-TJ82PJOHSrsZLQ/join