Backup launch opportunities are available until 4:11 a.m., SpaceX reported. The Falcon 9 will deploy a payload of 21 Starlink internet satellites, which are packed inside the fairing atop the 230-foot rocket.

Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos in 2000, waved off an attempt to launch its first orbital rocket. Blue Origin said engineers worked to troubleshoot an issue with the rocket but could not resolve the problem in time.

Two important launches are scheduled at Cape Canaveral over the next two nights. One is a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and the other is a new Blue Origin rocket called "New Glen." The SpaceX Falcon 9 will carry a new generation of lunar landing robots.

Falcon 9 booster recovery locations can vary, but typically happen about 400 miles from the coast. Blue Origin just like SpaceX plans to use cargo facilities at Port Canaveral to offload the ...

It's 90 feet taller and 11 feet wider in diameter than a Falcon 9. As part of its NG-1 mission this weekend, Blue Origin is hoping to launch a payload dubbed the "Bue Ring Pathfinder" into orbit ...

The first-ever launch of the New Glenn represents a major milestone for the Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, whose Blue Origin spaceflight company has now officially entered the orbital launch market and heavy-lift space industry, setting it up to compete with the likes of Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin on Monday called off its inaugural launch of its New Glenn rocket after a number of last-minute issues – hurting the space firm in its race to compete with Elon Musk ...

Jeff Bezos ‘s Blue Origin is set for an inaugural launch of its giant New Glenn rocket on Sunday, a long-awaited first leap to Earth orbit that sets up one of the biggest challenges yet to industry dominance enjoyed by Elon Musk ‘s SpaceX.

Rough seas caused Blue Origin to hold off a planned early Friday launch attempt with is debut of New Glenn now targeting early Sunday instead. SpaceX, though, still has plans to launch later Friday morning.

Spectators on Saturday watched as Jacklyn, Blue Origin's rocket landing vessel, returned to Port Canaveral just as it left.

Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin moved the launch of its New Glenn rocket from Tuesday to Thursday, Jan. 16, further pushing back its inaugural attempt to reach orbit and compete with SpaceX in the satellite launch market.