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Ariane fails

Tuesday 25 January 1994 00:02 GMT
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Europe's 63rd Ariane rocket carrying two French-made satellites failed to reach oribit after launch, Reuter reports from Kourou, French Guiana. 'The third stage stopped working in flight,' Charles Bigot, Arianespace's president, said. It was the first failure in 28 launches.

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