Jeff Bezos’ rocket launch nixed

The rocket named after former astronaut John Glenn. Pic/AFP

Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin called off the debut launch of its massive new rocket early Monday because of technical trouble. The 320-foot New Glenn rocket was supposed to blast off with a prototype satellite from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station but there was an unspecified rocket issue in the final minutes of the countdown.

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