Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes on launch pad in Florida

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38. I don't see it that way....

..... This was a live fire test of the engines. The reason you do a test is to make sure something like this doesn't happen during an actual launch. Obviously, no one wanted something like this to happen, but the risk is real and by testing you "burn down" (so to speak. ) the risk to acceptable levels.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said "Spaceflight is unforgiving, and developing new heavy-lift launch capability is extraordinarily difficult. We will work with our partners to support a thorough investigation of this anomaly, assess near-term mission impacts, and get back to launching rockets."

That's the cost of doing business.