The explosion occurred around 9:00 p.m. ET on May 28. Blue Origin was preparing a rocket set to carry 48 satellites for Amazon’s internet competitor to SpaceX’s Starlink, which is owned by Elon Musk, another billionaire who has spent a lot of money to make things blow up.

Liftoff is scheduled for May 29 during a 29-minute launch window that opens at 7:33 p.m. and 8:02 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Rocket Lab, one of the most interesting companies among the cluster of “new space” businesses upending the process of flying satellites to orbit, stands out from its rivals by being partly based on the other side of the planet, in New Zealand.

These two ambitious players are reshaping the space economy, but their distinct business profiles and paths create very different risk and reward profiles for investors.