Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin on Monday called off the inaugural launch of its key New Glenn rocket following last-minute issues on the vehicle, in a blow to its bid to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the satellite space.The launch was slated to take place out of Florida as of 1 a.m (American Time).
“We’re standing down on today’s launch attempt to troubleshoot a vehicle subsystem issue that will take us beyond our launch window. We’re reviewing opportunities for our next launch attempt,” the company said on the X social media platform.
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