Delay hits Ariane rocket launch due to technical problem

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Delay hits Ariane rocket launch due to technical problem

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A technical problem has delayed for at least 24 hours the scheduled launch Tuesday of an Ariane rocket carrying supplies to the International Space Station, space officials said.

16 February,2011 07:13 am

During final countdown one of the authorization parameters went red, president of the Arianespace rocket launch company told. The modified Ariane-5 rocket had been scheduled to blast off from the European Space Agencys launch center in Kourou, French Guiana, at 7.13 pm local time.