Blue Origin still doesn’t know why its New Glenn rocket blew up last month

Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp has issued his most detailed public statement about the New Glenn rocket explosion that occurred on May 28, 2026, during testing in Cape Canaveral. The root cause remains unknown, with early analysis pointing to the aft section of the first stage. Despite significant damage — including loss of a lightning tower and transporter-erector — the company is pressing ahead with plans to return New Glenn to flight this year. Blue Origin is redesigning its launch operations, replacing the transporter-erector with a massive crane to stand the rocket upright, which is expected to speed up return-to-flight and increase future launch cadence. The urgency is driven by Blue Origin's role in NASA's lunar return program under the Trump administration's timeline.

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