21.   Japan postponed the launch of a satellite to test communications and broadcast technology Friday because of strong winds, the Japanese aerospace center said.

22.   Last year, J-Phone postponed the launch to June of this year.

23.   Mission managers postponed the launch until Monday because of storms forecast throughout the weekend.

24.   Sony recently said it will postpone launch of its DVD players until next year.

25.   Supachai confirmed an earlier report that the government will postpone the launch of global bonds until the international market environment is more favourable.

26.   The failure was determined to be minor, but space officials decided to postpone the launch to make sure that the satellites would enter the right orbit.

27.   The launch had been postponed first by thunderstorms, then by a leaky valve.

28.   The launch had been postponed several times, said Alexander Sukhadolsky, coordinating director of space research and production company Complex, ITAR-Tass reported.

29.   The launch had been postponed three times since the end of June due to technical problems.

30.   The living quarters were to have been sent into orbit in December, but the launch has been postponed until next August.