a short time ago, nasa announced it s given the go ahead for the launch of the artemis mission test flight to take place on monday next week. it s being heralded as the return of human exploration of the moon. you are watching the flight readiness review briefing for nasa s artemis i mission, this include flight test is currently targeted for august 29, at 8:33am eastern time, from historic launch pad, 39b. it s expected that the mission will lead eventually to the first woman and the first person of colour setting foot there. it is the apollo mission for a new generation as our science editor rebecca morelle explains. after a 50 year gap, we re heading back to the moon, and it all starts here with the artemis mission and nasa s huge rocket. it s called the space launch system, or sls for short, and it s the most powerful rocket ever built by the us space agency. it stands nearly 100 metres about 320 feet tall, roughly the same height as a 32 storey building. its coloss
mcswain and businessman dave white. but we do have a projection to make in the democratic governor s race. and cnn projects pennsylvania attorney general josh shapiro will be the democratic nominee for pennsylvania governor. shapiro coasts through uncontested. he will face the winner of the republican gubernatorial primary in the fall. dana bash, shapiro is counting on having a republican candidate, republican competitor whom he can easily paint as extreme. absolutely. he s already starting to do that. we should note that josh shapiro announced that he s positive for covid so i m not sure that we ll actually see him tonight. but jake is exactly right. he became a national figure during the time between november, the november election and when the inauguration happened because as the attorney general in pennsylvania, he was very aggressive about pushing back against gop efforts to overturn the election there. depending on who he has as his opponent, he might be fighting that
ballots are not able to be scanned electronically because of printing problems. we will get to my monologue in just a moment but first joining us live, he is the man, he used to be the hannity big board, now it is the hemmer big board, 8% of vote in the senate race in pennsylvania and everything else going on tonight? a big spin around and take you to pennsylvania, sean, what we are seeing right now, live voting, some of this is going to change as we go to the board, that i will take you to north carolina and show you what is happening there. the biggest primary night we have had of the year and we have been watching this now going back to the 1st of march in the state of texas. this is where we begin now, sean, the republican senate primary, with 9% of the vote in, donald trump, remember he endorsed dr. mehmet oz, about 25% of that 9% share of the vote. david mccormick, however, off to a pretty good run at about 32%, as you see the vote come in. kathy barnette trailing
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Voiceover this is bbc news. Well have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. Ignition. Its the job of dreams. With an out of this world view. Many would love to be an astronaut but very few make the cut. There you go the European Space agency is pushing boundaries with its latest candidate, john mcfall. Absolutely amazing. This is what it feels like. Woohoo hes an amputee, and hes taking part in a Ground Breaking project to see if someone with a disability can go to space. This project will deliver a very strong message to redefine or define what peoples interpretation of what someone with a physical disability can do. Meet the worlds first Para Astronaut who could open up space for everyone. Applause chosen from 22,000 applicants after an incredibly tough selection process, these are the European Space agencys new astronauts, the brightest and the best. Among them is a candidate whos a first. So, i think its wise that we now announce our