India, May 29 -- Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during a reported "hotfire test" at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday at roughly 9 pm ET. Thick flames and thick smoke were seen billowing across Launch Complex-36.

It was anticipated that the massive 320-foot rocket would deploy 48 Amazon Leo broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit shortly.

Nasa administrator Isaacman said they are aware of the anomaly that occurred at launch Complex-36 involving Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, adding that a probe will be conducted to support assess near-term impacts.

"Nasa will provide information on any impacts to the Artemis and moon base programmes as it becomes available," the administrator said on X.

The explosion took place while Bl...