Kilometres up, and the rocket will cause go to the Edge Of Space, where there is zero gravity and weightlessness for a few moments. Those are the live pictures as they start that 90 minute live lets bring in dr stefania soldini, senior lecturer in space engineering. She is in liverpool and also watching these pictures. Is in liverpool and also watching these ictures. ,. ,. , these pictures. How excited are you to see a mission these pictures. How excited are you to see a mission like these pictures. How excited are you to see a mission like this these pictures. How excited are you to see a mission like this get these pictures. How excited are you to see a mission like this get off to see a mission like this get off the ground . It is always very exciting to see and witness such an exciting flight, so for people, all eyes are on the tv at the moment, really. find so for people, all eyes are on the tv at the moment, really. Tv at the moment, really. And it terms of a tv at the moment, r
We start in hawaii, and apocalyptic scenes as wildfires sweep across the islands. At least 36 people are known to have died and others are still unaccounted for. Large parts of the Tourist Town Of Lahaina on the island of maui have been burned to the ground. This is what it looked like overnight when flames spread rapidly, forcing some people tojump into the sea to escape. Multiple areas have been burnt to the ground and the western side of the island is almost cut off. Officials say, the Hospital System is overwhelmed, with many people suffering burns and smoke inhalation. 0ur correspondent Richard Galpin has this report. If anybody is still out here, it is time to go is anybody still out here . Its time to go these are the desperate calls for people still in the historic City Of Lahaina on the island of maui, as the flames on the marina gets closer and closer. Many neighbourhoods were burned to the ground as the western side of the island was nearly cut off with only one highway open
the scene here in new mexico this is the scene here in new mexico and just there you will see the cameras find the take off, that virgin galactic are take off, which of course is taking space tourist, the new mexico scene there, and up they go, of course, all the preparations have built up to this moment. three space tourists on board and of course what lies ahead is about 90 minutes where they go to the edge of space, 85 kilometres up, three passengers on board, keesha shahar and her mother and alsojon goodwin. so being the initial stages they are to take off and then it will into a little while and then 15
pictures here on bbc news because this is the scene here in new mexico and just there you will see the cameras find the take off, that virgin galactic are take off, which of course is taking space tourist, the new mexico scene there, and up they go, of course, all the preparations have built up to this moment. three space tourists on board and of course what lies ahead is about 90 minutes where they go to the edge of space, 85 kilometres up, three passengers on board, keesha shahar and her mother and alsojon goodwin. so being the initial stages they are to take off and then it will into a little while and then 15