Blue Origin, the private space company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has pulled a major test of its rocket.
The rocket had a technical issue that meant it was unable to launch in its allotted window on Monday morning because of a “few anomalies”, the company said.
“We’re standing down on today’s launch attempt to troubleshoot a vehicle subsystem issue that will take us beyond our launch window,” it announced. “We’re reviewing opportunities for our next launch attempt.”
Blue Origin hopes to offer private space launches of the kind provided by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, though it has so far been notably behind its competitor. Monday’s launch would have seen the company’s New Glenn rocket head into orbit for the first time.
