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Old May 10th 06, 05:55 PM posted to sci.space.history,sci.space.shuttle
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"Chuck Stewart" wrote
The same data is in the press release off of the
official site of the Swedish Space Corporation.
http://www.ssc.se/default.asp?groupid=200451411504851


By no means -- the words I read say:

"The sounding rocket Maxus 7 was successfully launched
from the Swedish Space Corporation's (SSC) launch facility
at Esrange Space Center this morning at 06:16 UT and
reached an apogee of 702 km which enabled 12 minutes
of microgravity."

An apogee of 702 km does, exactly, enable 12 minutes
of microgravity. "Reaching" the apogee, however, does NOT --
by then you're halfway through the 12 minutes.

Does the 'which' refer to the apogee, or the reaching thereof?