Jeff Bezos’ space company reportedly suffered a rocket explosion during testing in a blow to the billionaire’s plans for interplanetary exploration.

Blue Origin was testing its BE-4 rocket engine when the blast occurred last month, according to CNBC.

During a firing on June 30 at the company’s facility in West Texas, an engine detonated about 10 seconds into the test, it was reported.

A Blue Origin spokesperson, in a statement to CNBC, confirmed that the company “ran into an issue while testing Vulcan’s Flight Engine 3.”

It said no-one was injured and the company is assessing the “root cause,” adding “we already have proximate cause and are working on remedial actions.”

Blue Origin, founded in 2000, made its first private space flight in 2021, and has been running human space tourism missions since.

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