Rosetta launch delayed; new comet may be sought
Arianespace and the European Space Agency have delayed the launch of the Rosetta comet rendezvous mission, as Arianespace continues to investigate a Dec. 11 launch failure of its heavier-lift Ariane 5. Rosetta was to orbit and land on comet Wirtanen in 2011, according to ESA, but the launch delay...
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