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Launch of spacecraft Rosetta suspended

Kourou, French Guyana - The spacecraft could not be launched today because of technical problems

The launch of the Ariane 5 rocket carrying the spacecraft Rosetta, which was supposed to take place this morning at 8.36 MET from the European base in Kourou in the French Guyana, and already postponed yesterday (see AVIONEWS), was suspended because of the detachment of a portion of the insulating material wich covers the outside of the rocket. According to representative of the European Space Agency,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 59212
Rome, Italy, 02/27/2004 11:56
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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