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.

Blue Origin successfully launched its two-stage heavy-lift New Glenn rocket on its unmanned maiden voyage into space early Thursday, achieving the mission's primary goal of reaching orbit.

Blue Origin will have to wait a bit longer to see its New Glenn rocket fly. The aerospace firm funded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos was set to launch its new rocket early on Monday, but a last minute issue with the hardware forced the team to stand down for the second time in as many days.