to celebrate its bicentennial, or at least, to celebrate its bicentennial, orat least, part to celebrate its bicentennial, or at least, part of him does! welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a short time ago, nasa announced it s given the go ahead for the launch of the artemis mission test flight to take place on monday next week. it s being heralded as the return of human exploration of the moon you re watching the flight readiness briefing for nasa s artemis mission. it is to split is targeted for monday, august 29, with storage launch pad, 309b. and it s expected that it will lead eventually to the first woman and the first person of colour setting foot there. it is the apollo mission for a new generation as our science editor rebecca morelle explains. after a 50 year gap, we re heading back to the moon, see and it all starts here with the artemis mission and nasa s huge rocket. it s called the space launch system, or sls for short, and it s t
been ordered to close, and shops are restricting their normal opening hours. now on bbc news, talking movies: godfather anniversary special. # the first time. 50 years ago, a roberta flack song topped the record charts. # ever i saw yourface. we are today seeing the progress of modern china. ..president nixon made a historic visit to china and in britain, there was a 47 day miners strike. and in the cinema world, there was a momentous event. what many claim is the greatest movie ever made was launched a portrait of an italian american crime family in new york in the 1940s and 50s. it was, for a time, the highest grossing film ever made, a blockbuster that was also a work of great art. it was the godfather. i m going to make him an offer he can t refuse. hello from new york, i m tom brook and welcome to our talking movies godfather anniversary special. half a century on, we celebrate and reassess the landmark classic, directed by francis ford coppola, starring movie greats
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
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