this is bbc news, the headlines: the american space agency nasa says it ll go ahead with its launch of a giant new moon rocket next monday. the uncrewed maiden test flight for the artemis one mission will send a small capsule around the moon before it returns to earth with an ocean splash down. donald trump has asked a federal court to temporarily block the fbi from reviewing the material it seized from his florida home two weeks ago. he s also asked the court to appoint what s called a special master, usually a retired lawyer orjudge, to act as a watchdog. china has introduced emergency measures to save electricity as the country battles the worst droughts in some places in more than half a century. shanghai is switching off its famous waterfront lights, many factories have
haul astronauts back to the space station anticipated for next year. doing the same with the star liner, taking astronauts in early 2020 as well. both companies have seen the planned test flights delayed, as has nasa s sos and orion which are years behind schedule and several billion dollars over budget. but 2024 to the moon is realistic. the sls rocket and the orion crew capsule have made significant improvements in cost and schedule. we re in the 5-yard line about to pumping them to the end zone. i m confident they ll be ready to go. nasa s first test flight, the artemis one mission is targeted for year 2021 and it will fly an empty capsule on the way to the moon, around the dark side and back to earth. as for tomorrow morning s big boeing starliner mission maiden voyage, launch time set for 6:36 a.m. everything is looking a go for launch at this point, 12 hours