ADVISORY/Photo of Proton rocket lifting off with the Pizza Hut logo is available on AP PhotoExpress and WirePix.com.Photo/Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) The photo is BW2 on AP PhotoExpress. The photo is on WirePix.com at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://wirepix.com/newsphotos/ Photo caption reads: The world's largest Proton rocket This article contains information regarding a rocket or spacecraft which is either currently in the process of launching, or is scheduled to launch within the next 6 days. Details may change as the countdown and ascent progress. , with the Pizza Hut logo, successfully lifts off from the Baikonur Baikonur (Kazakh: Байқоңыр; Russian: Байконур), formerly known as Leninsk, is a city in Qyzylorda Province of Kazakhstan rented and administered by Russia. cosmdrome in Kazakstan on Wednesday, July 12, 2000. Pizza Hut pioneers the commercialization of space Commercialization of space is the use of outer space for the purpose of generating a profit, either by a corporation or state. Global positioning systems (GPS), satellite television and satellite radio are current examples of this concept. as the first company to place its logo on a rocket. The rocket is carrying the International Space Station's service module Zvezda which will make permanent life in space a reality. (Business Wire/WirePix photo) |
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