Soon after the launch, Cooper and Conrad noted a problem that almost ended their flight early.

VOA: special.2009.06.24

The launch was early on the morning of December twenty-first,nineteen sixty-eight.

VOA: special.2009.07.08

Officials now say the lunar mission will launch as early as Thursday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

VOA: standard.2009.06.16

Rivals initially feared that its early launch would give EE an unfair advantage.

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Will HD-DVD's early launch help much as Blu-ray still looms this summer?

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Within government, the Ministry of Information Industry and the Ministry of Science and Technology argue most vociferously for an early launch.

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