A New Glenn rocket erupted in a massive fireball during a pre-launch test, marking yet another major setback for Blue Origin as it struggles to resume operations of its partially reusable vehicle.

Nasa’s Moon landing plans have suffered a “major blow” after Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded, just a week after SpaceX’s booster rocket crashed into the sea.

At 9 p.m. Eastern, just as a static-fire test of New Glenn’s seven BE-4 methane-fueled engines appeared to begin at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex 36, explosions erupted around th...