21.   Another planned launch Thursday was put off due to Hurricane Opal and a technical glitch in the hydraulic system forced another postponement Friday, according to NASA.

22.   But German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel stressed that his government remained committed to the planned launch date.

23.   But German Foreing Minister Klaus Kinkel stressed that his government remained committed to the planned launch date.

24.   The planned launch of the first five satellites of the Iridium telecommunications network has been delayed because of high winds at a California launch site, the company said.

25.   The timing of the planned launch of services was not disclosed in a statement from the company.

26.   The timing of the planned launch of services was not disclosed.

27.   Last week, seven minutes before the planned launch, a leak in the helium circuit kept the countdown from continuing.

28.   NASA cancelled the planned launch Sunday of the US space shuttle Columbia because of poor weather conditions in Florida.

29.   The British premier raised his personal doubts as to whether Europe would be ready for economic and monetary union by the time of its planned launch.

30.   The conference is a preliminary event to the planned launch this year of the Arctic Council, a body embracing the governments of the eight Arctic nations.