Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has stood down on its much-hyped New Glenn rocket launch because of a 'vehicle subsystem issue'
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- Blue Origin was set to launch its New Glenn rocket on Monday morning.
- But the launch was postponed due to a "vehicle subsystem issue," Blue Origin said.
- "We're reviewing opportunities for our next launch attempt," the company said.
Rocket company Blue Origin canceled its highly anticipated New Glenn rocket launch on Monday morning, citing a need to "troubleshoot a vehicle subsystem issue."
The launch, which was originally set to take place within a three-hour window from 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. Eastern Time, was repeatedly delayed before it was ultimately postponed.
"We're standing down on today's launch attempt to troubleshoot a vehicle subsystem issue that will take us beyond our launch window," Blue Origin wrote in an X post. "We're reviewing opportunities for our next launch attempt."
Ahead of the launch, Blue Origin's leadership — including its founder, Jeff Bezos — was waiting for the rocket's blastoff at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
A liftoff time of 1:31 a.m. was first set at the beginning of the launch's livestream. It was then delayed from 1:52 a.m. to 2:07 a.m., 2:27 a.m., 2:48 a.m., and finally, 3:15 a.m.
Ahead of the initially scheduled launch, Blue Origin said on X that the company was hoping to "reach orbit safely."
"Anything beyond that is icing on the cake. We know landing the booster on our first try offshore in the Atlantic is ambitious—but we're going for it," the company wrote on X early on Monday morning. "No matter what happens, we'll learn, refine, and apply that knowledge to our next launch."
Representatives for Blue Origin did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.