Ariane Problems Force ESA To Examine Rosetta Options

The European Space Agency is investigating fallback scenarios for its Rosetta comet-rendezvous mission in the event the grounding of the Ariane 5 booster forces the flight to miss its launch window. Rosetta, initially due to be sent aloft on Jan. 12, must be launched by Jan. 31 if it's to reach its...

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