11.   By The Associated Press Russia launched the first module of the International Space Station, a propulsion unit, on Friday.

12.   President Boris Yeltsin sent a telegram to Koptev and his colleagues, saying he was proud that Russia had launched the first module of the new station.

13.   The company last week launched the first module of the PC-based Flex Human Resources Management System.

14.   The first Alpha module will be launched next year.

15.   The first module handles payroll and is called Win Payflex.

16.   The first module of an international space station is finished and ready for shipment to the launch pad, its builders said Saturday.

17.   The first modules are scheduled to go into orbit later this year, followed sometime next year by the first crew.

18.   The target date for sending the first module into orbit was June, but is likely to be postponed until November or December, Semyonov said.

19.   Financial woes forced Russia on Monday to postpone the launch of the first module of an international space station, in another blow to its beleaguered space programme.

20.   Last year Russia put off the launch of the first module for Alpha for seven months for financial reasons.