Launch of Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket postponed due to 'vehicle subsystem issue'

  • The launch of Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket is postponed due to a "vehicle subsystem issue"

  • The reusable rocket had been due to set off from Florida, but was delayed multiple times

  • Bezos wants his company to become a rival to Elon Musk's SpaceX

  • The rocket, New Glenn, is named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth

  • Once it does launch, the rocket booster is designed to land on a platform in the Atlantic - named after Bezos's mother - so it can be used again

Launch of Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket postponed due to 'vehicle subsystem issue'