The flight will be the first for New Shepard since its launch on July 18. (Photo: Blue Origin)

Blue Origin, a startup founded by world's richest person Jeff Bezos, is set to launch eight payloads into space on Monday (January 21).

The mission, dubbed NS-10, will be carried out using Blue Origin’s reusable suborbital rocket system called New Shepard.

The next launch attempt for #NewShepard #NS10 mission will be Jan 21. We’ve fixed our ground infrastructure issue and both the vehicle and weather look good. Stay tuned for launch timing. Live webcast will be on https://t.co/WAB1Oy2KuL #GradatimFerociter https://t.co/6pusPUJd8v pic.twitter.com/dSTGebImjr Blue Origin (@blueorigin) January 18, 2019





The launch was initially scheduled for December 18, but was postponed due to an unspecified ground infrastructure issue.

The flight will be the first for New Shepard since its launch on July 18 that tested the abort motor in the crew capsule.

"We've fixed our ground infrastructure issue and both the vehicle and weather look good," Blue Origin said on its website.

The payload will include various research and technology experiments provided by NASA's Flight Opportunities programme.

The upcoming flight will not carry people.

However, Blue Origin officials had earlier said they expected to start flying people on New Shepard later this year.

Blue Origin aims to commercialise space tourism by sending people into orbit. The capsule can reach high enough to experience a few minutes of weightlessness.

The Jeff Bezos-led startup is yet to start selling tickets for the commercial flights of New Shepard.

Blue Origin's New Shepard mission is currently targeting liftoff at 9:00 am Central Standard Time (CST) or around 8:30 pm in India.

You can livestream the launch on Blue Origin's website.