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Flight 157: Mission terminated
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The launch of Flight 157 has been terminated.

Arianespace CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall said an anomaly occurred about three 
minutes after liftoff.

"On behalf of Arianespace and its partners, we offer our apologies to
our customers," Le Gall said. "We've been through difficult times
before and we will overcome this challenge."

More details will be provided at a press conference tomorrow at 10:00
a.m.

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