Bezos’s Blue Origin postpones second rocket launch over poor weather

Blue Origin says it is aiming for another attempt as soon as Wednesday as competition with Musk's SpaceX intensifies

Blue Origin, the space company owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, was forced on Sunday to postpone the anticipated launch of its New Glenn rocket due to unfavorable weather conditions in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Rain and a ground system issue caused delays that were followed by cumulus cloud cover as the 88-minute launch window closed, leaving managers with the only option of pushing back the rocket's planned second mission. Competition between Blue Origin and Elon Musk's SpaceX has been intensifying in recent months.