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Published online 16 January 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030113-4

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Rosetta grounded

Safety doubts force rethink of embattled comet mission.

Contributed by the News section of the journal Nature

The world's largest and most ambitious comet mission, Rosetta, will miss its January take-off window and could be postponed for up to two-and-a-half years.

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