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Scope rocket launch delayed


Published on Saturday 14 March 2009 10:42

OFFICIALS have delayed next month's scheduled launch of a rocket carrying a space telescope and a spacecraft to gather information about the Big Bang cosmic explosion.

Arianespace and the European Space Agency said they had agreed on the delay to allow further fine-tuning following recent software updates.

The launch from the Spaceport in Kourou in French Guiana had been scheduled for April 16.


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