Weather delays Japanese rocket launch

Weather delays Japanese rocket launch

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A representative of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (L) speaks to reporters at Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 19, 2011. The launch of an H-2B rocket carrying an unmanned cargo transporter to the International Space Station, initially planned for the following day, has been postponed because of unfavorable weather conditions.

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