Blue Origin Rocket Explodes on Florida Launchpad

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The Wall Street Journal

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4.1 • 670 Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2026

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Plus: Dell shares surge nearly 40% higher after the computer hardware maker reports strong AI server growth and a new U.S. military contract. And ABC complies with the FCC’s order to apply for early broadcast license renewals but says the demand is unconstitutional. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:39.0	In Florida, a rocket being tested by Jeff Bezos's blue origin exploded on a launch pad overnight,
0:45.2	sending an enormous ball of fire into the sky. A spokesman for the Space Force, which oversees
0:50.7	the site of the explosion near Cape Canaveral said there were no injuries or fatalities.
0:56.0	The explosion is certain to delay upcoming satellite launches for Amazon
1:00.1	and potentially push back other flights, including for NASA.
1:04.4	Shares of Dell soared nearly 40% in off-hours trading after the computer hardware maker
1:10.0	reported a 144% jump in full-year
1:13.8	AI revenue on the back of red-hot demand for its AI optimized servers.
1:18.8	The company also scored a five-year Pentagon contract this week as the DOD restructures its
1:24.5	digital systems. The contract follows the disclosure of large purchases of
1:28.9	Dell stock earlier this year by President Trump's money managers. Since then, Dell's shares
1:34.3	have risen about 150%. And Disney's ABC has complied with an FCC order to apply for early renewals
1:43.1	of broadcast licenses for eight of its local
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