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  "path": "/science/blue-origin-rocket-launch-mushroom-cloud-new-glenn-explodes-launchpad-watch-video",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-29T01:29:20.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nThis is the moment a huge mushroom cloud erupted over Florida after one of Jeff Bezos's rockets exploded on the launchpad.\n\nBlue Origin's New Glenn had been firing its engines at full thrust as part of a \"wet\" dress rehearsal at Cape Canaveral.****\n\nIt had been undergoing the test as part of the NG-4 mission, which is set to launch Amazon satellites into space in a crossover between two of Mr Bezos's best-known companies.\n\nBut New Glenn dramatically blew up on the ground, sending a visible shockwave out across the complex and a towering mushroom cloud into the sky.\n\nOne witness, Sam Bates, said on social media: \"I was walking my dog and saw a giant flash of orange from East Orlando.\"\n\nFurther footage from the aftermath of the blast appeared to show the launch complex's right-hand lightning protection system tower had toppled over entirely.\n\n**_WATCH THE CLIP ABOVE FOR MORE_**",
  "title": "WATCH: Huge mushroom cloud erupts over Florida as Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin rocket explodes on launchpad"
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