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Warpy

(114,722 posts) Thu May 28, 2026, 10:44 PM 22 hrs ago

Breaking News: Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes during launch pad testBreaking News: Blue Origin New Glenn rocket e

Just happened about half an hour ago.

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Breaking News: Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes during launch pad testBreaking News: Blue Origin New Glenn rocket e (Original Post) Warpy 22 hrs ago OP

Ow! OKIsItJustMe 22 hrs ago #1

Was Bezos on board? OGBuzz 22 hrs ago #2

Who pays for that? Jeffie or the tax pa --- aw, silly me. 3Hotdogs 22 hrs ago #3

If you were an astronaut, would you ride on one of those? 3Hotdogs 22 hrs ago #4

I saw an interview with a group of astronauts back in the 60s Warpy 10 hrs ago #6

Blowed up. Blowed up real good. Sneederbunk 21 hrs ago #5

OKIsItJustMe

(22,227 posts)

1. Ow!

Reply to Warpy (Original post)

Thu May 28, 2026, 10:52 PM

22 hrs ago

Somehow, I was pulling for this evil billionaire’s space program over the other evil billionaire’s space program…

OGBuzz

(706 posts)

2. Was Bezos on board?

Reply to Warpy (Original post)

Thu May 28, 2026, 10:56 PM

22 hrs ago

3Hotdogs

(15,585 posts)

3. Who pays for that? Jeffie or the tax pa --- aw, silly me.

Reply to Warpy (Original post)

Thu May 28, 2026, 11:25 PM

22 hrs ago

3Hotdogs

(15,585 posts)

4. If you were an astronaut, would you ride on one of those?

Reply to Warpy (Original post)

Thu May 28, 2026, 11:27 PM

22 hrs ago

Warpy

(114,722 posts)

6. I saw an interview with a group of astronauts back in the 60s

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Reply #4)

Fri May 29, 2026, 11:27 AM

10 hrs ago

in which they all agreed they were al to aware they were sitting on top of a huge bomb at liftoff.

Sneederbunk

(17,661 posts)

5. Blowed up. Blowed up real good.

Reply to Warpy (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2026, 12:11 AM

21 hrs ago

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