Good morning if you havejustjoined us. This is boeings Starliner Spacecraft has successfully completed its journey back to earth but the astronauts it was supposed to be carrying remain behind on the international Space Station. Good morning if you havejustjoined us. Good morning if you have ust oined us. , the capsule landed in the new Mexico Desert a few hours ago. It had suffered several technical problems . During its Test Flight to the international Space Station and nasa decided it was too risky to bring the Crew Home in it. Theyll return to earth next year instead. They are providing us with a live view from the international Space Station, looking down on earth, which is quite a stunning view. This is after that Boeing Starliner completed itsjourney is after that Boeing Starliner completed its journey back to earth. Our science editor, rebecca morelle, told us more about the starliner s journey. They said it was a safe and successful landing for the spacecraft. There were a few
Has successfully completed its journey Back To Earth but the astronauts it was supposed to be carrying remain behind on the international Space Station. Touch Down. Star line is back on earth at 1101 and 35 seconds central time. On earth at 1101 and 35 seconds central time. Thats the moment the capsule central time. Thats the moment the capsule landed central time. Thats the moment the capsule landed a central time. Thats the moment the capsule landed a few the capsule landed a few moments ago in the new Mexico Desert. The capsule landed in the new Mexico Desert a few hours ago. It had developed technical problems, including helium leaks, shortly after its original launch and nasa decided it would be safer to leave the two astronauts on board the iss. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will return to earth next february in a spacex capsule, after spending eight months in Orbit Theyd only expected to be there 8 days. Nasa says both astronauts are in good spirits. Nasa held a Pre
I just want to take you to central london, where a Security Conference is taking place. Among the speakers at the the event are william burns, head of the cia, and sir Richard Moore, head of mi6. Two big names. They have already been talking about two big names. They have already been talking about the war in ukraine and they have also just been talking about the Middle East, so what we are going to do is take a listen into what they are saying to the audience that is at an event organised by the ft. A very highly fragile price in the Middle East, but all the risk to go with that, and we have navigated, touch wood, touch wood, past a Crisis Point between israel and iran, but as long as we dont get to a ceasefire, that risk is there, and for all the horror of gaza, and for all the horror of gaza, a wider conflict in the Middle East would be vastly worse. figs East would be vastly worse. As Ou East would be vastly worse. As you both know, in negotiations, you both know, in negotiations,
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The long awaited final report into the Grenfell Tower Disaster that killed 72 people in West London seven years ago says all the deaths were avoidable. Reports say that there were decades of failure of successive governments ignored delayed or disregarded concerns about safety and accusing cladding manufacturers of systemic dishonesty. My colleague told us about the inquiries findings. A memorial to the 72 people who died on that dreadful night is just behind me. As we move up the tower, you can see it is still covered and in the familiar green heart that has become the symbol of Grenfell Tower along with the words, forever in our hearts. This was a tragedy that was seen around the world and the people who died here came from more than 20 countries and here in london, we have these second and final report from the Public Inquiry to this tragedy that is going on for more than six years in the chair of this inquiry blamed chair of this inquiry blamed this tragedy on the series of this tr