Blastoff! SpaceX launches rocket from Florida hours after Blue Origin rocket exploded

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 29 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on May 29, 2026. at 8:57 a.m. EDT (1257 GMT). Hour prior, on May 28, Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during a static fire test on a nearby launch pad. Credit: SpaceX