Billionaire Jeff Bezos's Rocket Launch Delayed Due to Technical Issue

cape canaveral - Billionaire Jeff Bezos had to wait a little longer for the launch of his rocket, named New Glenn, as it was postponed due to a technical problem.

The launch of the New Glenn rocket, built by Bezos' space company Blue Origin, was postponed due to a technical issue in the rocket's subsystem. The New Glenn was ready on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida but the launch was delayed multiple times on Monday until it reached a point where it could not take place within the launch window.

Investigations are underway to determine the new launch schedule for the New Glenn, but it will not happen on Monday. The launch was supposed to be the highlight of Bezos's decade-long mission to land the rocket's first stage on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean ten minutes after liftoff, while the second stage continues into space.