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Spaceflight Now shared their video of the explosion, which the Orlando Sentinel describes as showing Blue Origin's rocket "become engulfed in flames. The fireball expands out and covers the entire launch pad as the fuselage of the rocket can be seen crumbling into the flames."

Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos said on X.com "It's too early to know the root cause but we're already working to find it. Very rough day, but we'll rebuild whatever needs rebuilding and get back to flying. It's worth it." (SpaceX founder Elon Musk posted "Sorry to see this, I hope you recover quickly.")


It's unclear how this will impact future launches. "The rocket was destroyed," reports CBS News, "and as the smoke cleared, there was no sign of the erector-gantry used to move the New Glenn from its hangar to the pad and to raise it from horizontal to vertical. Likewise, one of two tall lightning towers was no longer visible."

It was the first such on-pad explosion at the Cape since a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blew up on nearby pad 40 on Sept. 1, 2016... Blue Origin only has one New Glenn pad, the one that was damaged in the Thursday test. The New Glenn, which has launched three times, is a heavy lift rocket designed to compete head-to-head with SpaceX Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets. During New Glenn's most recent flight in April, an upper stage malfunction prevented a commercial internet satellite from reaching its planned orbit...

The New Glenn destroyed Thursday was to send 48 Leo internet satellites owned by Amazon into space [which were not on board for the hot-fire test]

Blue Origin posted on X.com that "Debris from our recent hotfire anomaly may wash ashore in the coming days/weeks. If you encounter any debris, do not touch or approach it for your safety."

"Spaceflight is unforgiving, and developing new heavy-lift launch capability is extraordinarily difficult..." NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman posted on X.com.
"âWe will provide information on any impacts to the Artemis and Moon Base programs as it becomes available."


Thanks to long-time Slashdot reader symbolset for sharing the news.

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Pope Releases Encyclical On Perils Of Disney’s ‘Star Wars’ Strategy. “I fear for what horrors the fan base might soon endure, but I would be negligent not to give Andor its flowers.”

NEW YORK (ANP) - De aandelenbeurzen in New York zijn vrijdag opnieuw met winst gesloten, waarmee de recordstanden op Wall Street verder werden aangescherpt. Computer- en serverbedrijf Dell Technologies was een opvallende winnaar dankzij kwartaalcijfers die goed werden ontvangen door beleggers.

Dell werd bijna 33 procent hoger gezet. Het bedrijf boekte afgelopen kwartaal een recordomzet dankzij de sterke vraag naar zijn producten voor kunstmatige intelligentie (AI). Het concern werd ook positiever over de jaaromzet door sterke verkopen van zijn AI-servers.

Dell won een dag eerder al bijna 4 procent na een contract van 9,7 miljard dollar van het Pentagon voor software voor het Amerikaanse leger. Concurrenten Hewlett Packard Enterprise en Super Micro Computer gingen vrijdag mee omhoog en wonnen tot bijna 13 procent.

De Dow-Jonesindex eindigde 0,7 procent hoger op 51.032,46 punten. De brede S&P 500 steeg 0,2 procent tot 7580,06 punten en de technologiebeurs Nasdaq klom 0,2 procent tot 26.972,62 punten.

De Amerikaanse hoofdgraadmeters hebben over de gehele maand mei flinke winsten op de koersenborden gezet, mede door aanhoudend optimisme over AI en de hoop op een snel einde aan de oorlog in het Midden-Oosten.

De olieprijzen zakten vrijdag tot 1,8 procent door die hoop. Olie werd deze week ongeveer 10 procent goedkoper.

De koers van Gap dook meer dan 14 procent in het rood. De kledingverkoper, bekend van merken als Old Navy en Banana Republic, verlaagde de omzetverwachting voor het hele jaar na tegenvallende verkopen in het afgelopen kwartaal. Ook de resultaten van kledingverkoper American Eagle Outfitters vielen tegen. Dat aandeel werd bijna 12 procent lager gezet.

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) zakte 2,5 procent. De producent van geur- en smaakstoffen heeft een overeenkomst gesloten over de verkoop van de divisie voedingsingrediënten aan de in Amsterdam genoteerde investeerder CVC voor ongeveer 4,3 miljard dollar.

The Education of Pope Leo XIV Historian Greg Grandin explores Robert Francis Prevost's career in Peru, before he became pope Leo XIV. (archive link) (via)

Greg Grandin previously.

I’m thrilled to be a part of @Tom Morello’s Power to the People Festival, a celebration of peace, justice, solidarity, music, and community action. Not only did I create the poster art, but I will also be DJing at the festival which is taking place on Saturday, October 3, 2026 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. Hope to see you there!

-Shepard

Tickets On Sale Saturday, May 30 at 10am ET. More details and presale info can be found HERE.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist and acclaimed activist Tom Morello is proud to announce the Power To The People Festival — a celebration of peace, justice, solidarity, music, and community action — taking place Saturday, October 3, 2026 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. Tom Morello is currently on tour with Bruce Springsteen who announced the festival on-stage at Nationals Park last night during the set. Pre-sale begins Friday, May 29 at 10AM ET – sign up here –  with general on-sale happening this Saturday, May 30 at 10AM ET. For more information visit www.powertothepeoplefest.com.

The one-day festival will feature special performances from an extraordinary lineup of artists and activists including Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez, Brittany Howard, Dropkick Murphys, Jack Black (featuring Roman Morello, Revel Ian, Yoyoka Soma and Hugo Weiss), Serj Tankian, Cypress Hill, Killer Mike, grandson, The Neighborhood Kids, Taylor Momsen, Matt Cameron, The Linda Lindas, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels and Tom Morello, alongside artwork and a DJ set by legendary artist Shepard Fairey.

Curated by Tom Morello, The Power To The People Festival brings together artists, fans, activists, organizations and community leaders for an unforgettable day celebrating the power of music and collective action to inspire change.

“The Power To The People festival is about freedom, justice, equality and rock and  roll,” says Tom Morello. “It’s about the power everyday human beings have when they come together through music, art, community, and action. We’re honored to bring this incredible lineup to the DC area for a day that celebrates the spirit of activism, creativity, and hope.”

In addition to performances across two stages, attendees will have the opportunity to engage with nonprofit organizations, advocacy groups, artists, and community partners in the festival’s Freedom Village — an immersive space highlighting opportunities for civic engagement, grassroots organizing, education, mutual aid, and social impact initiatives. A portion of the proceeds from all ticket sales plus 100% of the net proceeds from VIP tickets will be donated to VoteRiders – a pro-democracy, pro-voter organization working to restore and strengthen democracy by eliminating confusing and restrictive ID-related barriers to the ballot box – and HeadCount who will also be on site to help fans register to vote and learn more about how to participate in upcoming elections.

Additional participating organizations and special guests will be announced in the coming weeks.

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