Space flight aborted seconds before lift-off
A European satellite firm has aborted a launch seconds before lift-off because of unspecified problems.
Arianespace was about to send up a heavy-launcher rocket from a spaceport in French Guiana.
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Arianespace was about to send up a heavy-launcher rocket from a spaceport in French Guiana.
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