Watch as Amazon boss Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin attempted to launch its New Glenn rocket for the first time from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Monday, 13 January. It was to be the long-delayed debut launch of Mr Bezos's challenge to SpaceX's dominance in the satellite launch market.

Blue Origin, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' space company, launched its large rocket for the first time early Thursday.

Founded 25 years ago by Bezos, Blue Origin has been launching paying passengers to the edge of space since 2021, including himself. The short hops from Texas use smaller rockets named after the first American in space, Alan Shepard. New Glenn, which honors John Glenn, is five times taller.

The company, started by the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, reset its countdown clock repeatedly over a period of just over two hours before eventually postponing the test flight to another day.

Live updates from Monday morning’s scrubbed Blue Origin attempt to launch the New Glenn maiden mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket reached orbit early Thursday morning after lifting off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The craft's booster may have missed its landing, but this orbit entry markets a significant milestone for the private space operator.

With the maiden launch of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket at 2:03 a.m. Thursday, Brevard residents were on the lookout for Blue Origin owner, billionaire Jeff Bezos. Not only did he travel to Brevard to witness this mighty rocket's first flight,

The New Glenn makes it safely into orbit for the inaugural test flight of a rocket that could rival those in Elon Musk's SpaceX fleet.

Shrugging off bad weather, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched its powerful New Glenn rocket on its maiden flight early Thursday, lighting up a cloudy overnight sky as it climbed away from Cape Canaveral in a high-stakes bid to compete with Elon Musk's industry-leading SpaceX.