Blue Origin’s rocket vanished from view when a cruise ship blocked the shot
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Published on: 24.11.2025
Blue Origin was lining up a moment it had polished to perfection, the instant when every camera is live and the engineering team holds a collective breath, palms damp, quietly hoping for a launch without surprises.
Then a cruise ship drifted into frame. Not a modest vessel, but a towering holiday palace carrying several thousand passengers.
The rocket still lifted off, or so everyone assumed. Viewers, meanwhile, swung between shock and helpless laughter as the ship calmly erased the scene they had tuned in to watch. A historic launch, without question, although perhaps not for the reasons Blue Origin intended.
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