Europe's Super Rocket Explodes

World | December 12, 2002, Thursday // 00:00

Europe's new heavy-lift rocket has failed on its maiden flight. The Ariane 5-ESCA blasted off from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana at 1921 local time (2221 GMT) and exploded over the Atlantic three minutes later. All Ariane 5 launches have now been put on hold, which threatens next month's daring Rosetta mission designed to put a lander on a comet.

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