51.   The launch was delayed about two hours for technical reasons, but officials declined to elaborate, the news agency Interfax said.

52.   The launch was delayed three hours, however, because of a fueling problem.

53.   The launch had been delayed for a day when space officials decided that improvements were needed in the launch mechanism, the Strategic Missile Forces said.

54.   The launch had been delayed for three weeks due to a problem with the booster.

55.   The long-awaited launch was delayed more than two hours to give the ground crew more time to conduct final checks.

56.   The launch had been delayed since Monday by technical problems.

57.   The next space shuttle launch has been delayed because of a brittle electrical cable, NASA said Tuesday.

58.   The panel recommended delaying the launch for a year.

59.   The public row forced Mobilcom to delay the launch of its services, putting customers off signing up.

60.   The space agency was pressing Russia to delay the launch of a Soyuz rocket.