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After a tech glitch forced Jeff Bezos' space company to scrap the test launch of its massive new rocket, another delay makes Thursday the next likely date for blastoff.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched its first New Glenn rocket early Thursday morning from Florida, an inaugural step into Earth's orbit to rival SpaceX in the satellite launch market. (Reporting by Joey Roulette;