SpaceX's Super Heavy booster exploded mid-air while descending after a Starship test launch from Texas.

On Thursday evening, Blue Origin attempted to test fire its massive New Glenn rocket at its Florida launch site, but something went very wrong after engine ignition. The super heavy lift rocket exploded in spectacular and disastrous fashion.

Blue Origin New Glenn explosion at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on May 28, 2026, destroyed the rocket and the company’s sole orbital launch pad, suspending Amazon Kuiper’s 24-launch deployment manifest.

Blue Origin's fourth New Glenn rocket exploded during a prelaunch engine test on Thursday night (May 28). It could be a big setback for the company and for NASA's moon ambitions.

A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on the pad during an engine "hotfire test" at roughly 9 p.m. at Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Brevard County Emergency Management officials announced there is no threat to the general public.

THIS is the dramatic moment Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket explodes into an enormous fireball after splashing down in the Indian Ocean. Footage shows as the rocket crashes into the sea as planned

SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight that saw it eventually crash down into the Indian Ocean as planned.

The private aerospace company owned by Jeff Bezos tested the 320-foot-tall rocket in Cape Canaveral at around 9 p.m. local time. After igniting, the ship erupted into a ball of fi