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Blue Origin says rocket exploded during June test

11 July 2023 23:47 (UTC +04:00)

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin confirmed on Tuesday that one of its rockets suffered an engine explosion during testing in June, APA reports citing CNBC.

According to the report, a BE-4 rocket engine exploded about 10 seconds after the test started on June 30, destroying the engine and damaging the test stand infrastructure. Blue Origin stressed that nobody was injured in the incident and added the company is working to determine the cause of the blast. "We already have proximate cause and are working on remedial actions," a Blue Origin spokesperson stated.

The space exploration company added it informed its customer, the United Launch Alliance (ULA), which was set to receive the rocket that exploded, about the blast and assured it that it will be "able to meet our engine delivery commitments this year and stay ahead of our customer's launch needs."