for the second time in a week, nasa has called off its attempt to launch a powerful rocket part of a mission aimed at eventually putting humans back on the moon. the artemis rocket was due to blast off in the past hour but technical problems forced the team to call for another postponement. here s nasa s administrator bill neilson. the mission management team is meeting this afternoon. they re going to look at it. they re going to see is there still a possibility now or are they going to have to roll back into the vehicle assembly building? if they decide that s the case, then it ll be an october launch. and october, i would say, although the window opens in early, i suspect it ll be more like the middle, because remember the first week of october, we ve got another crew. it s an international crew, two international participants on the crew of four that are going to the international space station. our science correspondentjonathan amos is at the kennedy space center. we
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. nasa tried and failed again on saturday to get its space launch system vehicle to lift off from florida s kennedy space center. the countdown had to be halted because of a fuel leak the second postponement in a week. the artemis programme aims to return humans to the moon in 2025, but the nasa team have suggested that there may now be a significant delay to the project. our science editor, rebecca morelle, gave us the latest from kennedy space center, in florida. there is a real sense of disappointment here but the problems started early on, and when the rocket was being fuelled, a large hydrogen leak was spotted, and this is not a good thing. the team tried to fix it three times but their troubleshooting did not work and the loach was stopped. over the last few hours, they have been poring over the data to find out what went wrong and they have announced the rocket will need significant repair work. this m
The deaths as an awful awful tragedy. The group had been travelling in a clearly marked aid convoy at the time. President biden has said he was outraged and heartbroken and accused israel of not doing enough to protect aid workers. Israel has said the strike was a grave mistake in complex circumstances. From jerusalem, Yolande Knell reports. Seven beautiful souls thats how World Central Kitchen says it will remember its colleagues killed by an israeli strike in gaza. They included three British Security workers, all ex armed forces john chapman, James Henderson and james kirby. The team from the us charity, also known as wck, was travelling in a convoy, its distinctive logo on display. Each car was hit in a precise attack. The uk said these deaths were completely unacceptable. Australias demanded accountability. America called what happened an outrage. Israel says its still investigating. I want to be very clear. The strike was not carried out with the intention of harming wck aid work
Shocked by the scenes at a lovely hospital. We are working independently with our allies to suss out what has happened. Mr. Speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. I shall have further such meetings later today. Matt associate myself and all of my party with the horace unfolding in gaza at the hospital. The Border Crossing has been hit by several israeli airstrikes causing absolute terror for those hoping the crossing is open to escape. The wife of scotlands first minister has had to take calls from afghans who have been describing the horrors of death and in discomfort killings everywhere. Members of family were hit by rocket from a drone. Saying last night was the end for me. Better my heart stops, and then i will be at peace. Mr. Speaker, with those actions intensifying in the death toll rising, the goal must be to bring citizens home. Of course the thoughts of everyone in this house will be there with the families by with those affected by what