It had been undergoing the test as part of the NG-4 mission, which is set to launch Amazon satellites into space in a crossover between two of Mr Bezos’s best-known companies.

But New Glenn dramatically blew up on the ground, sending a visible shockwave out across the complex and a towering mushroom cloud into the sky.

One witness, Sam Bates, said on social media: “I was walking my dog and saw a giant flash of orange from East Orlando.”

Further footage from the aftermath of the blast appeared to show the launch complex’s right-hand lightning protection system tower had toppled over entirely.

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    GBNews is a reactionary, far right wing “”“news”“”" channel. Don’t link that shit under any circumstances.

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      For those who don’t know, when you put “”“news”“” in triple quotes, it is literal.

      They have a broadcast license as an “entertainment channel”, not as a news one.

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        I decided to get rid of it after reading those pestilent UK right headlines (reform I am guessing) embedded in the page, much more screen real estate than the video. They sound like a mix of a shrill mumsnet concern troll and a shut-in trying to imitate a bloke at the pub

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      I’ll put it in Ghostarchive or find another source or something, apparently people here don’t know how to rip videos anyways.