Blue Origin flight with Alan Shepard daughter delayed by weather


Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket – whose crew includes the daughter of the first American to travel to space – has had its flight delayed due to forecasts of bad weather. — REUTERS

A Blue Origin flight due to include the daughter of the first American to travel to space has been delayed by two days because of forecasts of bad weather, the company said Wednesday.

The flight was originally scheduled for Thursday but because of winds forecast for both that day and Friday it will now aim to lift off on Saturday at 8.45 am (14.45 GMT) from West Texas.

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