On May 29, after the Blue Origin rocket exploded during testing on the launch pad, founder Jeff Bezos responded publicly for the first time, saying that it was "too early" to determine the root cause of the accident. The company had launched an investigation and would resume flight missions as soon as possible.
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Judging from Bezos’s statement, Blue Origin has not changed its plan to advance the rocket project. He said, "It's all worth it," sending a signal that the company will continue to advance related launch missions.
On Thursday night local time, Blue Origin's "New Glenn" rocket exploded during a test at the launch pad in Florida. Live video showed that the rocket then ignited a huge fireball. After the accident, the outside world began to pay attention to Blue Origin's subsequent launch arrangements and the impact on its commercial space program.
"New Glenn" is Blue Origin's key heavy-lift launch vehicle project and is regarded as one of the company's important products to participate in global commercial aerospace competition. At present, Blue Origin has not announced the cause of the accident and the damage.