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twodogsbarking

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25. Great fireworks though.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2026, 08:32 AM

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Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes on launch pad in Florida [View all] riversedge Thursday OP

You know what doesn't explode in a ball of fire? BaronChocula Thursday #1

When will they learn... Boxerfan Thursday #2

Oh, my. peppertree Yesterday #33

"we experienced an anomaly" Skittles Thursday #3

Sounds like corporate speak. lpbk2713 Thursday #5

right?! Skittles Thursday #7

No, it's NASA speak.... reACTIONary Thursday #11

yes, I do realize it is literally an "anomaly" Skittles Yesterday #19

I don't see it that way.... reACTIONary Yesterday #38

"an unintended termination of function", a process malfunction...It's like when I worked in a hospital mitch96 Yesterday #35

AKA "Rapid unscheduled disassembly " not fooled Thursday #9

Blue Origin speak for what Elon's Space X demurely calls Attilatheblond Yesterday #16

Dayum! oasis Thursday #4

Such a pity that baldy was not on it. niyad Thursday #6

I'm kind of curious dickthegrouch Thursday #8

Was this the same type of rocket he used when sending his gold digger wife and Marie Marie Thursday #10

No, those aren't flying anymore. OnlinePoker Yesterday #24

Anyone know where Elmo is? Was he there with his binoculars watching? Bev54 Thursday #12

This is Bezos, the other piece of shit Prairie Gates Yesterday #23

I know who it is, he is in competition with Elmo and his Space Ex Bev54 Yesterday #31

Formed a mushroom cloud. AZLD4Candidate Yesterday #13

I thought Bush said that would be because of Saddam Hussein... Bengus81 Yesterday #27

At least it is not being reported as "a rapid unscheduled disassembly" pat_k Yesterday #14

Huh?!??! Blue Origin doesn't seem to be very good at this whole rocket thing. Maybe they should just leave it to NASA. Multichromatic Yesterday #15

NASA figured out how to launch one of these rockets, without it blowing up, about fifty years ago. sop Yesterday #26

They'll have to rename it Cape Carnival under trump. C Moon Yesterday #17

I'm sure that blast woke up a whole lot of satellites. BidenRocks Yesterday #18

Satellites look for double flashes DetroitLegalBeagle Yesterday #30

Well, thank god he forces his employees to pee in bottles not fooled Yesterday #20

How's that privatization of space working out? LudwigPastorius Yesterday #21

Pretty good for SpaceX Polybius Yesterday #22

They said they are having trouble getting it off the ground. twodogsbarking Yesterday #29

Great fireworks though. twodogsbarking Yesterday #25

Where I grew up they would say "it done blowed up". twodogsbarking Yesterday #28

That blowed up real good ... marble falls Yesterday #32

I noticed to the Rebl2 Yesterday #34

Not a Take Off attempt, just an engine test. BidenRocks Yesterday #36

It blowed up real good Mysterian Yesterday #37

In the voice of Nelson Muntz tonekat 23 hrs ago #39