11.   Ahern said Gunn Point was chosen as the launch site because it was close to the equator, which would allow rockets to carry heavy payloads into space.

12.   An Ariane rocket carried British and Indian telecommunications satellites into orbit, Arianespace said Wednesday.

13.   An Ariane rocket Tuesday carried aloft two satellites to handle European and Brazilian telecommunications, more than three months after the last Ariane shot ended in failure.

14.   An Ariane rocket has carried British and Indian telecommunications satellites into orbit, officials for the European Space Agency said today.

15.   But as a precaution, the rocket carried only a dummy satellite.

16.   Conventional rockets must carry both fuel and an oxidant.

17.   Conventional rockets carry both the hydrogen and oxidant.

18.   Conventional rockets carry both fuel and an oxidant.

19.   Conventional rockets must carry both fuel and an oxidant to burn it.

20.   Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi said he doubted the rocket carried a satellite.