Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad

A Blue Origin rocket has exploded on its launch pad during a test in Florida.

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The founder of the space technology company Jeff Bezos says all personnel have been accounted for, and that officials were now trying to establish the "root cause" of the blast.

Blue Origin said the rocket experienced "an anomaly" during the test at Cape Canaveral.

It comes just days after Nasa revealed its ambitious timeline to build a base on the Moon, and Blue Origin is competing with with Elon Musk's SpaceX to provide a lunar lander for a mission planned for 2028.

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