1.   But the fine weather of the launch day vanished.

2.   The launch day saw a few teething problems.

3.   And whatever lineup it offers on launch day, the Microsoft Network will change and grow quickly, analysts agree.

4.   A components shortage forced the company to cut in half the number of consoles available on launch day.

5.   On launch day, they hope to break into the NASA complex and stage a sit-in on the launch pad.

6.   Rumor has it that joining President Clinton on launch day will be such luminaries as Leonardo DiCaprio, Bruce Willis, Tom Hanks, Pierce Brosnan and Ron Howard.

7.   Some Titusville High School students got an excused absence on launch day to sell parking spaces.

8.   The rooftop was off-limits on launch days.

9.   We were rolling the dice, hoping that things would come together by launch day, when in our hearts we knew it would take a miracle.

10.   When launch day dawned, all was in readiness.