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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket launch was called off on Monday, 13 January, after “a few anomalies” during the mission countdown.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket launch, aiming to compete with SpaceX in the satellite launch market, was scrubbed due to technical issues discovered during the countdown. The postponement delays the inaugural flight of the New Glenn launcher by at least a day.

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													Controllers scrap launch of 320ft New Glenn rocket due to unspecified issue in final minutes of countdownBlue Origin called off the debut launch of its new rocket early on Monday because of technical trouble.The 320ft (98-meter) New Glenn rocket was supposed to blast off before dawn with a prototype satellite from Florida’s Cape Canaveral space force station. But launch controllers had to deal with an unspecified rocket issue in the final minutes of the countdown and ran out of time. Once the countdown clock was halted, they immediately began draining all the fuel from the rocket. Continue reading...												
												
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												6 hours ago											Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket launch cancelled SIX minutes before take off
												
													The launch of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket has been called off, dealing Jeff Bezos a major setback as he seeks to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX												
												
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												9 hours ago											Blue Origin rocket launch cancelled as Jeff Bezos tries to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX
												
													Blue Origin, the private space company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has pulled a major test of its rocket.												
												
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												6 hours ago											Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin space project explained as New Glenn rocket lift
												
													The reusable spacecraft had been due to take off from Florida but the launch was halted as anomalies were detected after the countdown began												
												
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												9 hours ago											Watch: Amazon boss Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket launch to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX cancelled
												
													Watch as Amazon boss Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin attempted to launch its New Glenn rocket for the first time from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Monday, 13 January.												
												
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												9 hours ago											Blue Origin launch: Jeff Bezos' New Glenn rocket launch called off due to 'vehicle subsystem issue'
												
													Reusable rocket had been due to set off from Florida												
												
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												9 hours ago											Watch: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket launch to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX cancelled
												
													Watch as Amazon boss Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin attempted to launch its New Glenn rocket for the first time from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Monday, 13 January.												
												
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												9 hours ago											Blue Origin launch live: Jeff Bezos’s New Glenn rocket launch cancelled after hours of delays
												
													The Amazon boss is anticipating Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket launch from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Station												
												
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												10 hours ago											Watch live: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos launches Blue Origin rocket to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX
												
													Watch live as Amazon boss Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin attempts to launch its New Glenn rocket for the first time from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Monday, 13 January.												
												
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												10 hours ago											Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launch flops in failed challenge to Elon Musk's SpaceX
												
													The New Glenn rocket was due to take off from Cape Canaveral in Florida for the first time in the early hours of Monday morning but the launch was cancelled after several delays												
												
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												10 hours ago											Blue Origin launch live: Jeff Bezos launches New Glenn rocket for first time
												
													Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is set to launch from Florida at around 7.48am GMT on Monday												
												
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