Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin on Monday called off its inaugural launch of its New Glenn rocket after a number of last-minute issues – hurting the space firm in its race to compete with Elon Musk’s dominant SpaceX. The 320-foot rocket was scheduled to blast off from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 1 a.m. ET before the launch was aborted.

After more than a decade of development, hype and pent-up demand, Jeff Bezos’ aerospace venture Blue Origin will at long last attempt to put a rocket into orbit. New Glenn, originally intended to

Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin is preparing ... which shares similar proportions and stats with SpaceX's Falcon 9 workhorse, for well over a decade. But whether it can truly compete with ...

The first-ever launch of the New Glenn represents a major milestone for the Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, whose Blue Origin spaceflight company has now officially entered the orbital launch market and heavy-lift space industry, setting it up to compete with the likes of Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

The New Glenn rocket, towering at approximately 320 feet, is designed to compete directly with SpaceX's Falcon 9 by demonstrating reusability.

it promises to be a serious rival to Elon Musk's SpaceX Falcon 9. With his first big rocket only scheduled for launch now, you'd be forgiven for thinking Amazon boss Jeff Bezos was a latecomer to ...

Photo: Getty Images Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is set for an ... launches and snatch market share from SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9. If successful in its debut, New Glenn can later start launching ...