71.   Last week, Israeli scientists tried to launch a small research satellite on a Russian rocket but the launch failed and the satellite crashed.

72.   Like clockwork but without the countdown, a Russian rocket roared off from the freezing desert into space today carrying two cosmonauts and an American astronaut.

73.   Meanwhile, a decision on whether to lift a ban on Russian rocket launches from Kazakstan should be made within a week, a space official said.

74.   Meanwhile, several gamblers tried to place bets with Alice Springs bookmakers CentreBet on where the runaway Russian rocket was likely to crash.

75.   Mikhail Tyurin and then Vladimir Dezhurov floated out of the Russian docking compartment that was brought up last month on an unmanned Russian rocket.

76.   NASA astronaut Norman Thagard blasted off Tuesday from the bleak dusty steppes of Asia -- the first American to ride a Russian rocket into space.

77.   Nonetheless, Krasnov urged the West to expand cooperation with Russian rocket manufacturers to lure their workers away from suspicious customers.

78.   NASA astronaut Norman Thagard blasted off Tuesday from the bleak steppes of central Asia -- the first American to ride a Russian rocket into space.

79.   On the ground, government forces were using newly purchased tanks from Eastern Europe and a Russian rocket launcher Wednesday to try to capture two Khmer Rouge tanks.

80.   Over the weekend, Russian rockets and artillery fire continued to relentlessly pound the heart of Grozny, the Chechen capital.