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Multichromatic

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15. Huh?!??! Blue Origin doesn't seem to be very good at this whole rocket thing. Maybe they should just leave it to NASA.

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Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes on launch pad in Florida [View all] riversedge May 28 OP

You know what doesn't explode in a ball of fire? BaronChocula May 28 #1

When will they learn... Boxerfan May 28 #2

Oh, my. peppertree May 29 #33

"we experienced an anomaly" Skittles May 28 #3

Sounds like corporate speak. lpbk2713 May 28 #5

right?! Skittles May 28 #7

No, it's NASA speak.... reACTIONary May 28 #11

yes, I do realize it is literally an "anomaly" Skittles May 29 #19

I don't see it that way.... reACTIONary May 29 #38

"an unintended termination of function", a process malfunction...It's like when I worked in a hospital mitch96 May 29 #35

AKA "Rapid unscheduled disassembly " not fooled May 28 #9

Blue Origin speak for what Elon's Space X demurely calls Attilatheblond May 29 #16

Dayum! oasis May 28 #4

Such a pity that baldy was not on it. niyad May 28 #6

I'm kind of curious dickthegrouch May 28 #8

Was this the same type of rocket he used when sending his gold digger wife and Marie Marie May 28 #10

No, those aren't flying anymore. OnlinePoker May 29 #24

Anyone know where Elmo is? Was he there with his binoculars watching? Bev54 May 28 #12

This is Bezos, the other piece of shit Prairie Gates May 29 #23

I know who it is, he is in competition with Elmo and his Space Ex Bev54 May 29 #31

Formed a mushroom cloud. AZLD4Candidate May 29 #13

I thought Bush said that would be because of Saddam Hussein... Bengus81 May 29 #27

At least it is not being reported as "a rapid unscheduled disassembly" pat_k May 29 #14

Huh?!??! Blue Origin doesn't seem to be very good at this whole rocket thing. Maybe they should just leave it to NASA. Multichromatic May 29 #15

NASA figured out how to launch one of these rockets, without it blowing up, about fifty years ago. sop May 29 #26

They'll have to rename it Cape Carnival under trump. C Moon May 29 #17

I'm sure that blast woke up a whole lot of satellites. BidenRocks May 29 #18

Satellites look for double flashes DetroitLegalBeagle May 29 #30

Well, thank god he forces his employees to pee in bottles not fooled May 29 #20

How's that privatization of space working out? LudwigPastorius May 29 #21

Pretty good for SpaceX Polybius May 29 #22

They said they are having trouble getting it off the ground. twodogsbarking May 29 #29

Great fireworks though. twodogsbarking May 29 #25

Where I grew up they would say "it done blowed up". twodogsbarking May 29 #28

That blowed up real good ... marble falls May 29 #32

I noticed to the Rebl2 May 29 #34

Not a Take Off attempt, just an engine test. BidenRocks May 29 #36

It blowed up real good Mysterian May 29 #37

In the voice of Nelson Muntz tonekat May 29 #39