A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin exploded during a test at the launch pad, shaking nearby homes and briefly painting the sky orange.

The company had announced its New Glenn rocket’s return to flight earlier this week after a second stage failure during the vehicle’s third flight last month.

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded in a massive fireball while undergoing a test on a Florida launchpad Thursday evening, dealing a major setback to the Jeff Bezos-backed firm in its efforts to ...

Explosion of Blue Origin rocket is a setback for the company and for Nasa's Moon plans.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The fireball that lit up the sky over Florida's Kennedy Space Centre last night has put a big question mark over whether Jeff ...