http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2657755.stm
Rosetta comet chaser on hold
BBC News
January 14, 2003
The �600m European space mission to land on a comet has been postponed for
the foreseeable future, the BBC has learned.
A formal announcement suspending preparations of the Rosetta spacecraft is
expected from the European Space Agency (Esa) later on Tuesday.
Although the comet-chasing spacecraft was due to be carried into space on an
older version of the vehicle, the BBC understands investigators have found
something in the operational set-up at Kourou that gives them cause to
worry about Rosetta's success.
It is believed all Ariane 5 launches at Kourou are to be suspended indefinitely
while systems are overhauled.
This means it is likely an unmanned mission to the Moon called Smart-1
will also not now take place in March as planned.
Full story here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2657755.stm
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