Model rockets launch at the climax of the groundbreaking ceremony for the new downtown arena on Tuesday. The $202 million facility, scheduled to open in September 2003, will house the Houston Rockets, the Houston Comets and possibly a National Hockey League franchise: Page 21A.

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