Trump holds a meeting at the White House. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP
Donald Trump has made a new post on Truth Social.
He writes what Iran must do for there to be peace.
Iran must agree that they will never have a nuclear weapon or a nuclear bomb.
The Strait of Hormuz must also be immediately opened, without fees, to unlimited shipping traffic in both directions.
This is what US President Donald Trump writes in a new post on Truth social.
He adds:
"All naval mines, if any remain, must be neutralized".
The Strait of Hormuz. Photo: Fatima Schbair /AP/TT / AP
“Final Decision”
Donald Trump writes that the ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz may leave soon.
“Ships stuck in the Strait due to our fantastic and historically unique naval blockade, which will now be lifted, can begin the process of heading home! Greetings to your wives, husbands, parents and families from me, your favorite President!” he writes.
The American president concludes the post by writing:
“I will now go to the “Situation Room” to make a final decision.”
The heat hits France hard. Photo: Thomas Padilla /AP
Heat records are succeeding each other on the continent.
And the extreme heat still doesn't seem to be letting up.
- There will probably be more records before the heat subsides, says meteorologist Lasse Rydqvist.
The heat still lies like a blanket over southern and central Europe.
In the city of Angoulême-La Couronne, a new French heat record for the month of May was broken on Thursday: 37.8 degrees, according to French authorities. And the record could be broken again on Friday.
Britain has not been spared either. On the island of Jersey in the English Channel, for the first time since measurements began, it has had five days in a row with temperatures above 30 degrees, reports the BBC.
- The British Isles stand out a lot. There have been heat records in thirteen different places in recent days. People there are also very unaccustomed to this type of heat in May, says Lasse Rydqvist, meteorologist at Klart.
A woman fills her water bottle in Rome.
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In France, at least seven people have died in connection with the heat wave. In the UK, at least 11 people have died, reports The Guardian.
These are mainly drowning accidents and a few cases of elderly people with underlying diseases.
The fact that there have been such high temperature peaks is due to the interaction of several weather phenomena.
– It is a high pressure that has taken a southern path over Europe and has been “locked in” there. It forms a kind of heat dome that blocks the cooler and more unstable weather, says Rydqvist.
And the heat does not look like it will improve. It can be expected to remain for at least a few more days.
– Then there will be some clouds that will slowly lower the temperature. The blockage is being pushed aside, you could say.
The exception is southern Spain, where the heat will remain even next week, says the meteorologist.
A woman seeks shade in Barcelona.. Photo: Emilio Morenatti /AP
Good start to the Swedish summer
If you look at Swedish weather apps, you might wonder where the extreme heat has gone. Here, more normal May temperatures apply.
– The very warmest dome has been further south on the continent, so it has not really affected us. Thank goodness, you could say that, says Lasse Rydqvist.
The first week of June looks to be quite wet in large parts of the country instead, says the meteorologist.
But don't despair:
– After that, it will get warmer. We are looking at a fairly warm and sunny June in large parts of the country, as it looks now. It is not this European heat, but a start to the summer with quite good weather, says Rydqvist.
One of the five men who have been stuck in a cave in Laos for more than a week has been rescued, writes The Guardian.
Rescue workers have published a film showing the unidentified man covered in mud.
“The first one is out,” writes one of the rescue workers in a post on Facebook.
The man is said to be unharmed but has been handed over to doctors for examination. The evacuation of the other four has been postponed until Saturday because rain has complicated the operation, writes AFP.
Seven people entered the cave and on Wednesday it was announced that five of them had been found.
Cave rescue in Laos — the case
Seven people were trapped in a cave in Xaisomboun province in Laos after heavy rains and a landslide in late May.
The group had entered the cave to look for gold, but rising water levels prevented them from getting out.
After a week, rescue workers found five of the seven alive, sitting on a
cliff above the water level, while two people were still missing.
The rescue operation has been difficult due to narrow passages, low
oxygen levels and the risk of further rain, and international experts
from Thailand, among others, have participated.
The five survivors have been able to send video greetings to relatives,
but getting them out of the cave is still described as a dangerous
challenge.
Rescuers in the cave where seven people are trapped in Laos. The picture is of rescuers descending into the cave on Friday. Photo: Metta Tham Rescue Kalasin Via AP/TT
One of the seven people who have been trapped inside a flooded cave in Laos for more than a week has been rescued.
Earlier, rescue services have made contact with five of the trapped.
“The first person has been successfully rescued from the cave,” the Thai rescue team, which is assisting in the operation, wrote on social platforms on Friday.
The trapped men entered the cave system to search for gold, but became trapped when torrential rain flooded the cave entrance.
International specialists have been called in to help with the rescue effort.
Details: Swedish woman kidnapped in Thailand – released in Myanmar
The woman was kidnapped in Thailand. Photo: Getty/Genre
A Swedish woman is suspected of having been kidnapped in Thailand.
For two months, she was allegedly held against her will in a fraud factory in Myanmar.
The incident is being investigated as kidnapping.
The woman, who is in her 35s, lives in southern Stockholm.
At the beginning of the year, she is suspected of having been abducted against her will during a stay in Thailand. The woman was taken to a “fraud factory” in Myanmar, according to Aftonbladet.
Forced to work for criminals
The phenomenon has been reported before. Thousands of people are forced into call center-like facilities to carry out fraud for criminal organizations.
After about two months, the woman was reportedly released by foreign police.
The woman, who lives in southern Stockholm, was released by police in Myanmar. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto The incident is being investigated by Swedish police. Aftonbladet has received the police report and the case is currently classified as kidnapping.
Aftonbladet has contacted the prosecutor leading the investigation. She does not want to comment on the case at this time.
The nuclear weapons of the great powers Chinese nuclear weapons bases are being expanded: “Never seen anything like this”
China is quietly expanding several of its nuclear weapons facilities on a large scale, Reuters reports. The news agency has reviewed new satellite images that show thousands of square kilometers filled with launch sites, bunkers and other buildings.
– I have never seen anything like this. It is an extraordinary effort, says Hans Kristensen at the Federation of American Scientists' nuclear technology department.
The purpose of the expansion may be to protect the Chinese nuclear arsenal from attack and ensure that China can fight back after an initial nuclear attack from the United States.
Security in Europe EU summit: Oil dependence could become a weapon against Europe
The EU's dependence on fossil fuels could be used as a weapon by the Union's enemies. This is what Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra says, according to Politico.
– I understand that people are panicking about this great dependence.
Hoekstra's statement is backed by Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius, who says that the EU needs to expand the production of fossil-free energy.
Oil accounts for 33 percent of Europe's energy production and fossil gas 24 percent, according to the IEA.
Political situation in the UK 80,000 Makerfield residents determine the future of the UK
The UK is at a crossroads and it is the 80,000 residents of Makerfield who will determine the country's future, writes The Times.
In an upcoming by-election, Labour mayor Andy Burnham will face Reform UK's Robert Kenyon. If Burnham wins, the way is open for him to challenge Keir Starmer and perhaps become the new prime minister. If Kenyon wins, he will have both stopped Burnham, taken over one of Labour's safest strongholds and taken another step towards a Reform government.
“The voters in Makerfield are likely to shape who our next prime minister will be,” Jon Tonge, a professor of political science at Liverpool University, told the BBC.
In the latest opinion polls, Burnham is leading by three percentage points.
Midterm elections in the US Representative missing for months: “Nobody knows where he is”
Republican Representative Tom Kean Jr. has not voted or been seen in almost three months, writes the Washington Post.
– No one knows where he is and as far as I understand, the speaker does not really know what the situation is, says a Republican official.
The disappearance comes especially inopportunely because the Republican majority on several important issues is thin. Last week, a proposal to stop the Iran war was stopped by a vote of 212 to 212.
Tom Kean Jr. told the New Jersey Globe in a rare telephone interview last week that he has been ill and will return to work shortly. He did not want to say what illness he was suffering from.
Forbes reports that Kean's house appears to be abandoned, but that he has continued to trade stocks during his absence.
Ebola Outbreak Court says no to US plan for Ebola victims
A Kenyan court has blocked a US plan to quarantine Americans in the country during the Ebola outbreak in Congo-Kinshasa, reports the Washington Post.
The plan was for Americans who had either been infected by or exposed to the virus to be placed in a temporary hospital at an air base built by the US.
The civil rights group Katiba Institute took the issue to court, partly because it believes Kenya lacks a contingency plan.
School fire in Kenya Girls arrested for arson at school – 16 dead
Kenyan police have arrested eight students suspected of starting the fire that broke out at a girls' school on Thursday night, reports AP.
16 students died in the fire, which broke out in one of the boarding school's dormitories. Another 79 people are said to have been injured.
According to the country's Education Minister Julius Ogamba, two teachers knew that the suspected girls were "planning something". But according to him, the school is said to have taken no measures to prevent the fire, writes Reuters.
Japanese population has decreased by three million in five years
The Japanese population has decreased by three million in five years, writes the New York Times.
Last year, the population figure reached 123 million, which can be compared with 126.1 million in 2020. The number of inhabitants is now at the same level as in 1989 and according to forecasts, they are expected to be 87 million in 2070.
For every newborn person in the country, two deaths occur, making the demographic crisis in the country one of the worst in the world.
Expert: Cannot be reversed without mass immigration
Japan's population trend cannot be reversed in the short or medium term without mass immigration, sociology professor James Raymo tells the New York Times. He says that the government's measures to increase childbearing have made little difference.
Other countries will see similar declines, he says.
– Japan is just at the forefront and has had the problem for much longer.
Japan's population decreased by just over three million people between 2020 and 2025.
Romanian anger at Russia: “Irresponsible escalation”
It is an “irresponsible escalation” by Russia that an apartment building in Romania was hit by a Russian drone. This is stated by the NATO country’s Foreign Ministry, according to Romanian media.
The incident violates international law and Romania will take diplomatic measures, according to the ministry.
At least two people have been injured and taken to hospital.
Two injured – Romania closes Russian consulate
Romania will close the Russian consulate in the country after the incident last night where a Russian drone hit an apartment building. This is reported by Reuters.
According to the Russian state news agency Tass, Russia will respond to the expulsion of the top diplomat shortly.
Two people were injured when the drone exploded and triggered a fire in the apartment building. Russia's actions have been condemned by Romania as well as by NATO and the EU.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha writes that the incident shows that Russia poses a threat not only to Ukraine but to the whole of Europe.
von der Leyen: Russia has crossed another line
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen condemns Russia's actions after a drone hit a residential building in Ukraine's neighboring country Romania last night.
"Russia's war of aggression has crossed another line," she writes on X.
Two people were injured in the attack, which is believed to have been intended to hit targets in Ukraine.
Trump Promises “Final” Decision – Attending Meeting Now
US President Donald Trump promises a “final” decision on Iran in the near future. In a post on Truth Social at 17:00, he writes that a meeting is currently being held in the White House “situation room”, and that a decision will be made.
In the post, he reiterates that Iran must never develop nuclear weapons and lists a number of demands, including that the Strait of Hormuz must be reopened.
“Other issues, of much less importance, we agree on”.
It is unclear whether there is a proposal that Iran has agreed to. JD Vance on the negotiations with Iran: “Right now it feels pretty good”
US Vice President JD Vance says that the negotiations with Iran are making progress but that they still do not agree on all issues, CNN reports.
– I can’t guarantee that we will solve it, but right now it feels pretty good.
On Thursday and Friday morning, several media sources claimed that an agreement between the two countries was complete and just waiting for Donald Trump’s approval. Sources at the state-controlled Iranian news agency Tasnim have denied that information.
Analysis: Fewer Cubans May Strike Back Against Trump
The number of Cuban refugees to the US has decreased sharply during Donald Trump's second term as US president, compared to how it was under his predecessor Joe Biden. Cubans who want to leave their homeland are instead choosing to flee to other countries – which could ultimately harm Trump in his fight against the communist regime, analysts Gil Guerra and Diana Roy write in Foreign Policy.
When the refugees end up in places like Brazil and Mexico, opposition to the Cuban regime may decrease in the US, they say. The reason is that the Cuban diaspora in exile, which Guerra and Roy describe as "enduring" and "a powerful factor in American politics", loses strength when the number of refugees decreases.
At the same time, Michael J Bustamante and Richard Herrero write in Foreign Affairs that the communist regime should reach an agreement with the US as soon as possible. Recently, the White House has tightened the screws on Cuba – including by imposing new sanctions on companies doing business with the country and prosecuting the country’s former president Raúl Castro.
But so far, the regime has not agreed to any American demands – including one to cut its security ties with Russia and China. Bustamante and Herrero believe that Cuba’s stubbornness can be partly explained by the internal power struggles that are taking place within the regime’s leadership, where neither side wants to appear weak in the face of the United States.
“But the Cuban people deserve a reasonable future. And the most logical thing the Cuban regime can do is, ironically, to negotiate with the power that is damaging their economy,” they write.
Hungary receives billions from the EU: “Winds of change”
The winds of change are blowing in Hungary. That is the message given by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at a press conference together with the new Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar. von der Leyen is so impressed that she is releasing over 100 billion kronor that had previously been frozen.
“It has only been a couple of weeks. But we can feel that the winds of change are blowing strongly in Hungary,” she writes on X.
The money has previously been frozen due to the policies of the former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who has been heavily criticized by the EU on several occasions. This has included shortcomings in the rule of law and concerns about corruption. Hungarian police: No reason to stop Pride
Hungarian police say there are no grounds to ban this year's Pride in Budapest, writes AFP.
The LGBT parade was stopped last year after then-Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party pushed through a law that allowed such events to be banned to "protect children".
The protests against the decision became the largest Pride parade in Hungary's history, with up to 200,000 participants.
The world's response Polish president wants to revoke Zelensky's award
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has chosen to name one of the country's special forces after a nationalist guerrilla army during World War II. Now the decision is receiving strong criticism from Poland, reports AFP.
The reason is that the army, which went by the name of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, murdered up to 100,000 Poles during the war with the aim of creating an "ethnically pure" Ukraine.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki is furious with Zelensky's decision. He now wants to revoke Poland's highest civilian award, the "Order of the White Eagle", which the Ukrainian president was awarded three years ago.
Nobel laureate: Zelensky has insulted me
Former Polish President Lech Walesa writes on Facebook that he "refuses to support" Volodymyr Zelensky. The reason is the Ukrainian president's decision to name a special unit after a guerrilla army that committed ethnic cleansing against Poles during World War II, reports AFP.
"By drawing attention to those bandits, the Ukrainian president has insulted me and all our murdered compatriots. That is why I have removed the Ukrainian flag from my chest," writes Walesa.
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Change of power in Hungary Magyar: Hungary will not send weapons to Ukraine
Hungary will not send any weapons or military equipment to Ukraine, writes the new Prime Minister Péter Magyar on Facebook.
The message was given in a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Thursday. Magyar adds that Hungary “will once again be a reliable partner in the world’s most powerful defense alliance”.
Magyar has signaled a more pro-Ukrainian stance than his predecessor Viktor Orbán, who was the EU’s most pro-Kremlin leader and painted Ukraine and President Zelensky as a threat to Hungary.
“Ukraine is the victim and has every right to defend its territorial integrity,” Magyar said last week, according to RBC-Ukraine.
Hungarian voters, however, are skeptical about helping Ukraine. In an opinion poll a few days before the April elections, only one in four said Hungary should support the country economically, writes DW.
The effect of Gripen in Ukraine is mainly determined by two things:
Which weapons are sent with it – and how quickly the stocks can be replenished.
The latter is the big problem.
For all the talk about drones as the solution to all military problems, it is telling that the frontline nation of modern war – literally and figuratively – places such importance on traditional combat aircraft.
Before 2030, Ukraine will buy and begin receiving deliveries of 20 Gripen Es, the latest version – a big step forward, especially in sensors and electronic warfare systems.
But even the 16 Gripen in version C/D, which Sweden will start sending next year, are modern and effective planes. The Swedish Air Force received its latest vehicle in 2015, and they have been continuously updated.
The Gripen can be delivered with Meteor, a world-leading long-range fighter.
Together with the radar reconnaissance plane Asc 890 that Sweden has already decided to send, the Gripen could, if it happens, make life really dangerous for Russians who even bother to enter Ukrainian airspace.
The Swedish planes will likely push Russian aircraft even further away from Ukraine's borders, and reduce the pressure from their glide bombs. They will also be able to be used against drones and cruise missiles.
However, no one should expect miracles.
This is a purchase that will have an effect in the long term, not immediately.
Gripen will become another tool in Ukraine's military toolbox rather than a "game changer".
At the same time, keeping a plane in the air is a huge, silent operation that most people probably don't think about.
The challenges ahead are many: Setting up supply chains for spare parts, training pilots and technicians, and developing basing and combat control.
But the biggest problem is probably the weapons.
Short-range American fighter missiles such as AMRAAM exist, and are produced in the thousands.
But the real muscles of the Gripen are European: the long-range Meteor and the Taurus 350 KEPD cruise missile.
There are bigger concerns here.
All European missiles are few in number and suffer from high prices and long delivery times.
Take Taurus.
It is to be integrated on the Gripen C/D before 2028 and is a very potent weapon against ground targets.
It has a stated range of 500 kilometers, carries 480 kilograms of explosives and has a tandem warhead to punch holes in hard targets, such as bunkers and fortified buildings.
But production has been almost non-existent for at least the past decade.
Of Germany's 600 ordered missiles, only 150 are said to be active, and the production line for the updated Taurus Neo variant is not expected to start until 2029.
The ability to strike deep is a European Achilles' heel, and it will also affect Ukraine.
In addition to the Taurus, there is the Storm Shadow/Scalp cruise missile, which Britain and France have already sent. But production only restarted this summer, and it was then 15 years since the last order was placed.
European weapons that reach further than around the 500-kilometer mark are scarce.
The exception is the French Navy's Missile de Croisière Navale (MdCN), which has a range of over 1,000 kilometers, but a land-based version is not expected to be available before 2029.
Something similar to the American Tomahawk, which has a range of around 2,500 kilometers, does not exist.
Buying from the United States may not be possible either, even if we wanted to.
The 850 Tomahawk missiles that the United States has fired at Iran will take 10 years to replace at the current production rate.
Perhaps it is Ukraine, with its successful attacks deep into Russia, that will eventually build our ability to fight in depth, rather than the other way around.
De svenska planen kommer
sannolikt trycka bort ryskt flyg ännu längre från Ukrainas gränser, och
minska trycket från deras glidbomber. De kommer också att kunna
användas mot drönare och kryssningsrobotar.
Ingen bör dock förvänta sig underverk.
Det här är ett köp som ger effekt på lång sikt, inte omedelbart.
Gripen kommer snarare än ”game changer” att bli ytterligare ett redskap i Ukrainas militära verktygslåda.
Samtidigt är det en enorm operation i det tysta att hålla ett plan i luften, som de flesta nog inte tänker på.
Utmaningarna
som väntar är många: Att sätta upp leveranskedjor för reservdelar,
utbilda piloter och tekniker och att utveckla basering och
stridsledning.
Men det största problemet är nog vapnen.
Zelensky honors 1940s guerrilla – Poland is furious
Polens premiärminister Donald Tusk. Arkivbild. Foto: Efrem Lukatsky/AP/TTPolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Archive photo. Photo: Efrem Lukatsky/AP/TT
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has named a military unit after the controversial nationalist guerrilla UPA, which is accused of mass murder of Poles during World War II.
Loud protests are coming from Warsaw.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki tells the media that he is outraged, and threatens to withdraw the country's highest award, the Order of the White Eagle, which was previously awarded to Zelensky.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk also protests, calling the decision "offensive".
According to Polish estimates, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) killed around 100,000 civilian Poles in what is now western Ukraine during World War II, which Poland sees as genocide.
The group, with links to Nazi Germany, is however praised by Ukrainian nationalists for its role in the fight for an independent Ukrainian state in battles with the Soviet Union.
The worst rocket accident of its kind in over fifty years
The explosion of the space company Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket during a test in Florida on Friday night may be the most powerful and dramatic explosion of its kind since the Soviet N1 rocket exploded on the launch pad in 1969. This is what Ars Technica writes.
The accident is also undoubtedly the worst accident in Blue Origin's 26-year history. When the competing space company SpaceX suffered a smaller, similar accident last year, it took over a year to restore the launch pad.
Space rocket exploded on the launch pad in Florida
A space rocket from the company Blue Origin has exploded during a test at Cape Canaveral in Florida, the company says on X. All personnel are expected to be safe.
Video footage from the scene shows the rocket exploding in a fireball that appears to engulf the entire facility.
According to the BBC, the incident poses no danger to the public.
"A very tough day, but we will build what needs to be built and keep flying," Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos wrote on X.
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May take a tougher stance on China: “Unsustainable situation”
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Chinese Premier Li Qiang at a meeting in Beijing last year. Archive photo. Photo: Andres Martinez Casares/AP/TT
Tariffs, quotas and investment scrutiny are pitted against increased state aid at home as the EU seeks ways to meet competition from China.
Germany’s stance will be crucial in deciding whether the headache should be treated with painkillers or radiation.
The European Commission has already promised to present further measures in the autumn of 2026 to protect European industry from what it considers unfair competition.
The reason is primarily China, whose trade surplus with the EU is growing larger and faster. And also with the rest of the world.
“China currently accounts for 30 percent of global production but only 13 percent of consumption. It is an imbalance that the world simply cannot swallow,” Sabine Weyand, the outgoing head of the Commission’s trade directorate, stated in a speech to an EU Parliament committee in early May.
Radiation therapy?
The only question is how the EU will act. The way forward will be set out when the Commission holds an internal meeting on relations with China on Friday. This will then be followed up with a discussion with the heads of state and government of the member states at the summit in Brussels in midsummer.
Foreign Minister Kaja Kallas has already attracted attention when she recently spoke in Tallinn about the EU’s ability to use either “morphine” or “radiation treatment” – either to ease the pain at home through more support for industry or to take tougher measures against Chinese direct investment and procurement.
“It will be painful. . . because there will be countermeasures, warned Kallas – who was then accused by various critics of equating China with cancer, something she strongly denied, however.
Protectionism?
Heavy industrial countries such as France and Italy want to see tougher measures and are calling in a joint document with the Netherlands, Spain and Lithuania for “additional tariffs or quotas”, reports the news site Euractiv.
Sweden, in turn, is warning against overly protectionist responses.
– I notice that quite a few European countries, unfortunately, risk using the China issue to push for general protectionist barriers, said Trade Minister Benjamin Dousa (M) on site in Brussels last week.
Germany’s opinion could be decisive. After both the government and industry have long wanted to avoid clashing with China, there are now signs that competition problems and layoffs may force a change.
– This is an unsustainable situation, says Engin Eroglu, a German liberal and chairman of the EU Parliament's China delegation, to the news site Politico Europe.
FACTS
EU and China
China has the world's second largest GDP (20,852 billion US dollars) and also has the second largest population (1.4 billion inhabitants).
However, the EU as a whole has a slightly larger GDP (23,034 billion US dollars) despite having "only" the third largest population (450 million inhabitants).
In terms of trade, China has a gigantic and growing surplus with the EU in terms of goods (360 billion US dollars in 2025) while the EU has a smaller and decreasing surplus in terms of services (21 billion US dollars in 2025).
Sources: International Monetary Fund, European Commission
The test of the space company Blue Origin went very wrong.
Suddenly the rocket exploded at the launch site in Florida.
"A very tough day," writes founder Jeff Bezos on X.
Here is Bezos' space rocket exploding
0:22
On the live broadcast, a massive fireball suddenly appeared from the launch site. The incident occurred during a test and the rocket was unmanned, US media reports.
Video clips also show smoke rising from below the rocket.
Blue Origin is billionaire Jeff Bezos' space venture. In a post on X, he states that all personnel are safe.
“It’s too early to know the root cause, but we’re already working to find it. A very tough day, but we’re rebuilding what needs to be rebuilt and getting back to flying. It’s worth it,” he writes.
The accident is described as a setback in the fight to close the gap to Elon Musk’s SpaceX – to be able to take people back to the surface of the moon. Recently, Blue Origin signed a contract worth almost two billion Swedish kronor with Nasa, writes Reuters.
Elon Musk has commented on the incident on X, where he writes that “rockets are hard”.
