Another victory at his home grand prix at silverstone. A moment is a welcome to the program to u. S. Astronauts have splashed down in the gulf of mexico on board space x. s dragon capsule successfully completing the 1st ever privately operated space flight it was also the 1st splash down landing after a Space Mission since 1975 space x. And the u. S. Space agency nasa are celebrating the mission which they say will bring the free market to space travel. As were now just about 20 meters off the ocean this is the moment when space 6 proudly went when no company has gone before. Flashed out. As you can see on your screen we have visual confirmation 1st but. The firms landing capture glides into the gulf of mexico in the control room through tame from space x. And nasa the u. S. Space agency that contract it for this mission is pretty much complete so. Even after the landing the danger wasnt over the dragon capsule weighs over 12000 kilos docking it and extracting the 2 astronauts inside a delicate endeavor teams currently working with a few private vessels no one its by 6 saw this coming out several sightseeing but its approaching the capsule with a gushing propellant few the pleasure boats were ordered to leave the area immediately. There we can see the left. In the end the dragon made it to shore of the water and we have our 1st view and astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken emerged planet. With a huge thumbs up and an optimistic message for the u. S. And the. Moment just. Given all the things going to happen here again on the left early on the right Mission Accomplished by 6 and nasa who pioneered Public Private partnerships in out of space. And i think were both super super proud to have been just a small part of the team accomplished bringing those space flights back to the florida coast and bringing that capability back to america its also a personal triumph a spy 6 found in a lawn musk public controversies that began to overshadow his recent business successes. Im not very religious but i prayed for this one. Very few but here it is this. Space x. Is next mission is planned for september and the firm is hoping it will launch space tourists into orbit next year. Separation for 35. 00 pm pacific its go dominating a new age of commercial space travel nationals one in which competition between companies creates innovation and progress lets go now to keith cowing in washington hes the editor of the space news web site nasa watch dot com thanks for joining us so this is being called as we saw a new era in space flight why was this missed and mission so significant. Well its interesting because the idea of putting humans in a capsule and launching him into space and then having them splash down into water isnt necessarily moot sifton as was mentioned in your piece we havent done it here in the states in 45 years weve ridden on cruise line and soviet space russian spacecraft and before that soviet space and they legally and so we havent had a chance to do this in a long time but def says to engineering more important things that the spacecraft wasnt a government spacecraft it was bought by the government of the Services Rather walk by the government under a commercial contract with space x. They also have one with boeing so instead of the 10 trend over the past half a century of only flying people into space and govern their own spacecraft now were buying tickets and thats because the chance of going further than just a professional astronauts needed commercial astronauts and maybe someday you and i so this is the beginning of an era of commercial spaceflight what is nasa its role going to be from here on up. Well nasa had the insight back several president ial administrations ago to the Bush Administration of trying to go to commercial right now the Obama Administration for the money necessary into this to make it happen and so now the even though it looks like its just something that this administration did they spent a lot of time getting ready for this and the idea was that if you can lower the cost of operations in space that need your money will go for her. Role has the crime the pops and speak to invest in the right places so that the commercial space that apprised can create these vehicles but more importantly the Larger Community can say hey theres actually a market there maybe well have this and money into it so are these private companies that are contributing to the tech not technological advances or is a more just about bringing the prices down. Its both and its sort of a piggyback as he talks of the space x. And the boeing folks say oh we all agree. Dixon nasa and all the work that they did but they went and took a Government Program so how can we do it more effectively and efficiently in a private sector and theyre going to be competing against each other so if you just look at the private sector now you know with commercial air travel when it was not being documented been demick now youd see people fighting for the nicer interiors and then things like that and so you could have Market Forces intrigue into that so yes it provided the opportunity to private sectors providing the initiative and theyre both sort of feeding off of each other whereas network it was only when he answers going to government space there right but of course there is another side to this some are calling us the privatization of spaceflight is there not a danger here and transferring so much responsibility from the government in the hands of private individuals people like you on moscow has come under fire for saying some anti scientific things to put it frankly online. Well 1st of all although this contract was procuring the rights commercially. Air space corporations have been building spacecraft for half a century here in the us in europe japan and elsewhere its that mechanism where this ride was procured that is different but in terms of whether you know having one or 2 individuals with you know who have personalities how we say in their companies the flip side is you know are you interested in the product they sell or the personality of the person who owns the company i mean if you know some people make their buying decisions that way id be looking at which the safe to ride in the cheaper right keith cowing editor at nasa watch dot com thanks for joining us. Now to some of the other stories making news around the world. Microsoft says talks are continuing with Chinese Tech Company by dance to buy the u. S. Operations of the video app ticktock it follows a meeting between microsoft and donald trump the us president has threatened to ban the popular app citing National Security concerns. Australias 2nd largest city mel bourne has spent a 1st night under curfew as part of a tough and coronavirus lockdown the state of victoria of which melbourne is the capital declared a state of disaster on sunday the new lockdown comes after earlier measures failed to curb a spike in 1000. 00 cases. Today marks the beginning of a new school year here in germany with daily instruction planned for the 1st time since schools began closing because of the pandemic in mid march 30th say theyre taking every precaution to keep the school kids safe thats in contrast to recent behavior by adults thousands of whom descended on berlin to protest against coronavirus restrictions political leaders have slammed the rally as irresponsible. Yet sundays protest in berlin against the rules to fight the coronavirus demonstrators failed to keep their distance from each other and they didnt wear masks either politicians are outraged. I know that on the one hand theyre exercising their right to protest but there are rules which they disregard their behavior is playing with peoples lives you leave them on a mention in freedom and responsibility go hand in hand theres the freedom to exercise ones right to demonstrate but also a responsibility to abide by the rules and instead of a relaxation of the restrictions that vary in state premier mock with zuda would rather see a tougher enforcement by authorities to fight the virus if a policeman people who come from risk areas dont take it coronavirus tash still refused to take one along with those who deliberately violate the measures must face a fine otherwise all of this makes little sense. Doesnt factions rise in germany the best way to deal with the pandemic looks set to cause further debate. Some German Tourists have also been misbehaving ignoring coronavirus regulations and angering locals earlier this month ortiz on the Spanish Island of majorca shut down entire beach areas after it was discovered that German Tourists were throwing illegal parties there and online videos of germans partying on bug areas Golden Sands Resort without face mask. Or any social distancing likewise sparked outrage well we wanted to know of anyone have learned their lesson so we went to find out. And taurus in party mood having fun at belle garry is celebrated golden sands in defiance of the coronavirus singer klaus he is also from germany hes happy performing here. Today weve moved the stage outside so its completely outdoors before it was only half in the open always circulated freely but its a lot better now theres so much more space. At the entrance strands have their temperature taken and given Hand Sanitizer there are warning signs up everywhere. We dont want anyone to get infected with a virus. That would really hurt everybody. Else. Golden sands bar owners say theyre trying to maintain Safety Measures its difficult to enforce social distancing when people are Drinking Alcohol and the owners cant stop the parties altogether without wrecking their own business. Were doing all we can to keep people safe but they have to take responsibility for themselves as well. And many party goers agree with that. Once you get in theres a lot less distancing its up to everyone to stick to the rules its the same for us we think its ok to come here in the evening. Many Golden Sands Hotels have decided not to open the summer those that have are around a 3rd full and is staying here with her mother and 2 children she booked in january and considered cancelling but decided in the end to go ahead. And the stuff all wear face coverings. He can maintain distancing from other people the tables are spaced well apart and its the same on the beach i do feel safe here. But its still a big challenge for the Hotels Managers as it would usually those if everything is very different this year were completely really learning how we operate as a Tourist Destination with all the precautions we have to take to keep our stuff and visitors safe. The hotels that doing their best to offer safe holidays despite the pandemic and trying also to save their industry. To formula one now where britains Lewis Hamilton has claimed a victory at his home grand prix at silverstone not even a huge slice of bad fortune could stop hamilton from extending his lead in the drivers championship to 30 points. There were no home funds to cheer on Lewis Hamilton. But there was certainly plenty of patriotism on display a world war 2 era spitfire paid tribute to the efforts of the u. K. s Emergency Services during the pandemic before hamilton predictably soared away from the pack. The britains performance was so dominant that red bulls. A distant 2nd decided to make a late pit stop it was a costly move that meant the young dutchman couldnt take advantage when hamiltons front left tire blew on his last lap the mercedes months over the line and even he couldnt quite believe it was such. That. Afterwards the relief was plain. The 80 sevens win for hamilton then but just 4 away from Michael Schumacher time record. Youre watching news well be back with more headlines for you at the top of the hour you can find more information on any of our stories and much more on our web site dot com dont forget to follow us on twitter and instagram the news. Of thanks for watching. Every day. For us and for our planet. Global ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation. How do we make cities scream or how can we protect animals