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Ariane abort produces fire and smoke, but no blastoff


Ariane abort produces fire and smoke, but no blastoff With its hydrogen-fueled Vulcain main engine already spewing flame, an Ariane 5 rocket was dramatically grounded Wednesday by a last-second abort moments before two mighty solid rocket boosters were to have ignited to send the 1.7-million-pound launcher toward space. The 16-story rocket was due to lift off at 2145 GMT (5:45 p.m. EDT), but a final computer check of the Ariane 5's health uncovered a problem that triggered the cutoff of the countdown, according to Jean-Yves Le Gall, Arianespace's chairman and CEO.    More



(Source: Space Flght Now - Mar 31)

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