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21 January 2003 After the initial disappointment of postponing the Rosetta mission, ESA’s Director of Science David Southwood expressed his firm determination to accept the delay and take it on as a galvanising challenge.
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14 January 2003 ESA PR 04-2003. Having considered the conclusions of the Review Board set up to advise on the launch of Rosetta, Arianespace and the European Space Agency have decided on a postponement.
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8 January 2003 ESA INFO 01-2003. ESA's Rosetta will be the first mission to orbit and land on a comet, one of the icy bodies that travel throughout the Solar System and develop a characteristic tail when they approach the Sun. Rosetta is scheduled to be launched on-board an Ariane-5 rocket in January 2003 from Kourou, French Guiana. A decision on the launch date will be taken by Tuesday 14 January (see Arianespace press release N° 03/02 of 7 January 2003 or at http:www.arianespace.com).
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