It was only a few short months ago that we watched nasa space shuttles head to museums, grounded. It seems like thoughts about manki mankinds trek into space were put aside for a while. But quickly, testing rockets, some have been delivering supplies to the International Space station. Just last weekend we talked to a couple who may be the first to slingshot around the red planet as part of the inspiration mars product. Incredible. Unquestionably, one of the guys out in front is spacexceo elan musk. Musk says its future may lie in rockets that could be used more than once. This weekend in austin, texas, he gave the world the first look at a step in that direction. Its called a grasshopper. This is a test video from this week. Once they perfect the grasshopper, the plan is for the rocket to launch a space craft out to the earths atmosphere and then flip around, sprout landing gear and then return intact on the launchpad. It could make space launches 100 times cheaper. They also hinted a
Together to prolong the presence of american troops. Welcome to al jazeera. Venezuelas Opposition Leader Henrique Capriles has confirmed he wrote will run for office. In a speech, he lashed out of the government, accusing it of lying to the venezuelans of former president who go shopperss illness and fixing the election to take advantage of his death. Nicolas maduro will be the ruling partys candidate in the april 14 elections. Im going to fight. Together with all of you. I am not going to give you free reign. You are going to have to defeat me with the votes. I am going to for this country. In the capital of car costs caracas. Very strong words from Henrique Capriles. It basically accusing the government of lying in order to hold onto power in the wake hugo chavezs death. Manifesting pentup frustration by the opposition. Things they have been frustrated with with many months now for many months now but have been afraid to say what chavez has been fighting for his life. You can bet cha
Divisions in syria. Hello. Karzai has accused u. S. Forces of working with the taliban and behind his back. He says colluding with them means of violence will worsen. The commander in afghanistan says this claim is categorically false. The comments came on the second day of what seems a challenging visit for the defense secretary check hegel. Suicide bomb attacks killed at least 19 people and cobble creek in kabul. They did meet in private. The press conference was canceled hour after the afghan president made these comments. America is saying that the taliban is not their enemy. Theyre fighting them. They are abusing our people. There in daily talks with the americans. They claim theyre showing strength to america. Did they are not. Chuck hagel has had to do with a number of risks that have blown up between the two countries. At the moment, at the u. S. Has control of the prisoners. President karzai wants that passover to the afghan authorities. Comment that karzai made on sunday said
The reductions. Kentucky republican hal rogers chairs the appropriations committee. This bill takes the risk of a Government Shutdown off the table, funding the government for the rest of the fiscal year, while helping maintain our National Security and providing our troops and veterans with consistent, adequate funding. Ifill texas Republican House democrats said the cuts should be stripped from the bill. Virginia lawmaker Gerry Connolly we have to get our arms around spending but not in a mindless, meat axe way. It is going to hurt america. And to bake it into this continuing resolution, in my view, is a terrible mistake. Ifill the bill now goes to the senate, where majority leader harry reid said democrats hope to build in even more exceptions to the automatically mandated cuts. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said once that happens, the commitment of republicans to averting a shutdown would be put to the test. The senates not going to accept this bill. And when they dont, theyll
Kentucky republican hal rogers chairs the appropriations committee. This bill takes the risk of a Government Shutdown off the table, funding the government for the rest of the fiscal year, while helping maintain our National Security and providing our troops and veterans with consistent, adequate funding. Ifill texas Republican House democrats said the cuts should be stripped from the bill. Virginia lawmaker Gerry Connolly we have to get our arms around spending but not in a mindless, meat axe way. It is going to hurt america. And to bake it into this continuing resolution, in my view, is a terrible mistake. Ifill the bill now goes to the senate, where majority leader harry reid said democrats hope to build in even more exceptions to the automatically mandated cuts. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said once that happens, the commitment of republicans to averting a shutdown would be put to the test. The senates not going to accept this bill. And when they dont, theyll send back anoth