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Published Date: 14 March 2009
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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  • Last Updated: 14 March 2009 11:16 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Space science
 
 

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