Reactions pour in after Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad

WYFF 4 reports that People across the Space Coast were left stunned Thursday night after an explosion involving Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket lit up the sky in bright shades of orange and red.

The explosion happened around 9 p.m.

Thursday, with some people initially fearing something much worse.

Videos captured from multiple angles showed flames and smoke billowing into the night sky after the rocket exploded on the launch pad.One witness, George Clippert, said the scene was terrifying."I’ve never felt so weird in my life.

I thought we were under attack, to be honest with you," Clippert said.Clippert was at Cape Canaveral Hospital with his daughter when the explosion happened.

He said it took several moments before he realized what he was seeing.“It didn’t really hit me that it was a rocket until I got in my car and started heading back home,” he said.