Venus probe launch put off

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket stands on its launch pad at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 18, 2010. The launch of the rocket carrying the Venue probe Akatsuki was postponed that day due to poor weather conditions.

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