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Markets saw major movements on Friday morning as investors digested a New Glenn accident. Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos says all personnel are safe. Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded Thursday night due to an “anomaly” during its hotfire test.
The largest and most powerful rocket in history, SpaceX’s Starship V3, had a successful launch and a successful explosion once it returned to Earth. The SpaceX rocket’s demise was planned as it splashed down in the Indian Ocean on Friday.
An explosion has been captured at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas, where Elon Musk’s company is preparing to launch its Starship craft in a critical test of the world’s largest rocket. SpaceX was reportedly performing a deluge test,