61.   The tabloid Daily News appeared mid-morning after a breakdown of its printing press Monday night delayed the launch.

62.   Thunderstorms pounded Kennedy Space Center today, threatening to delay the launch of space shuttle Atlantis and its planned linkup with the Russian space station Mir.

63.   Thunderstorms today delayed the launch of space shuttle Atlantis and its historic trip to the Russian space station Mir.

64.   U.S. and Russian space officials have delayed the launch of the next component of the international space station by several weeks so additional tests can be performed.

65.   Weather conditions may yet delay the launch further, however, if dangerously strong winds continue to blow over the site.

66.   Georgia has announced plans to introduce its own currency, the lari, but serious economic problems have delayed the launch.

67.   In another possible setback, NASA delayed the launch of the first Mars probe to land on the planet in two decades because of bad weather.

68.   Israel has delayed the launch of its spy-satellite for technical reasons, the daily Haaretz reported Monday.

69.   An Ariane rocket launch was delayed late Friday because of technical problems, Arianespace said.

70.   Arianespace officials delayed the launch at least until next week to study the problem and drain the three-stage rocket.