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United Kingdom Rocket carrying space’s heaviest cargo blasts off
Published on 17/02/2011
An unmanned Ariane rocket successfully launched into space Wednesday with the heaviest ever payload. The rocket contained supplies for the International Space Station. A first attempt to launch the rocket was spiked due to technical difficulties.