WATCH: Massive fireball lights Space Coast as Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes

A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded Thursday night at Cape Canaveral, filling the sky with a massive fireball fire on Florida's Space Coast.

U.S. Space Force confirmed the New Glenn rocket exploded at 9 p.m. at Space Launch Complex 36 during a hotfire test.

The video in the player above captured the moment it went up in flames.

Blue Origin rocket explosion: What we know about the blast at Cape Canaveral

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