41.   They said the launch site would be closed until a commission figures out the extent of the damage to the environment and determines whether other launches will be safe.

42.   While that was occurring, the crew of the booster stage would glide back to the launch site.

43.   While the threat from Luis diminished, the prospect for favorable weather at the Florida launch site was still a concern.

44.   Others vowed to paddle kayaks into a coastal safety zone near the launch site.

45.   Pan Am was the Air Force contractor responsible for planning, engineering and operating launch sites at Cape Canaveral, which later became Cape Kennedy.

46.   Press Secretary Hector Villanueva said heavy rains and a thunderstorm in the launch site have prevented the safe fueling of the rocket that would carry the satellite.

47.   Potential launch sites have been identified in South Australia and the Northern Territory.

48.   A bolt holding a cable lifting part of the orange gondola broke as a crane started to move the cabin from a truck to the launch site.

49.   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.

50.   Although Russia and Kazakhstan have resolved a dispute over control of Baikonur, the launch site there has seriously deteriorated.