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 are watching the flight readiness review briefing for nasa s artemis i mission, this uncrewed flight test is currently targeted for august 29, at 8:33am eastern time, from historic launch pad, 39b. it s expected that the mission 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, 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 the most powerful rocket ever built by the us space agency. it stands nearly 100 metres about 320 feet ta
this week. like this? that s it? yeah. yeah, that s it. pat your head. pat your head, rub your stomach. 0k. 1-9-8-7. ..tim s taking me to task. ..tom s tackling table football. 0h! ..and anyone for a dance? this is tim peake, only the uk s second astronaut. he spent six months aboard the iss in 2016, living, working and walking in space. coming out. 0k. he s one of only 628 humans to have left our planet. and in his latest book, he s written the story of some of the other 627. all of them are special, a rare breed. and i met tim at imperial college london s data observatory to talk about a few that mean something extra special to him. yes, so this is bruce mccandless. 1984, out of the space shuttle challenger. and it s an iconic photograph. it s the first untethered spacewalk. we do lots of spacewalks today. they re never without risk, but they have become more commonplace. but we re always tethered to something in case we fall off. but to go outside on a spacewalk with no te
he s one of only 628 humans to have left our planet. and in his latest book, he s written the story of some of the other 627. all of them are special, a rare breed. and i met tim at imperial college london s data observatory to talk about a few that mean something extra special to him. yes, so this is bruce mccandless. 1984, out of the space shuttle challenger. and it s an iconic photograph. it s the first untethered spacewalk. we do lots of spacewalks today. they re never without risk, but they have become more commonplace. but we re always tethered to something in case we fall off. but to go outside on a spacewalk with no tethers whatsoever, just floating away from the shuttle, is incredible. why did he do it? well, he s been working on this manned manoeuvring unit, as it was called, which was a developmental piece of equipment, looking at how you could manoeuvre around out in space. you know, we actually need a small version of this, which is our last ditch attempt, if you
this week. like this? that s it? yeah. yeah, that s it. pat your head. pat your head, rub your stomach. 0k. 1-9-8-7. ..tim s taking me to task. ..tom s tackling table football. 0h! ..and anyone for a dance? this is tim peake, only the uk s second astronaut. he spent six months aboard the iss in 2016, living, working and walking in space. coming out. 0k. he s one of only 628 humans to have left our planet. and in his latest book, he s written the story of some of the other 627. all of them are special, a rare breed. and i met tim at imperial college london s data observatory to talk about a few that mean something extra special to him. yes, so this is bruce mccandless. 1984, out of the space shuttle challenger. and it s an iconic photograph. it s the first untethered spacewalk. we do lots of spacewalks today. they re never without risk, but they have become more commonplace. but we re always tethered to something in case we fall off. but to go outside on a spacewalk with no te
and it cost hundreds of millions of pounds to set up formula one in vegas. but the first practice was cancelled afterjust 9 minutes when carlo s sainz hit a loose manhole cover. the second session was delayed and fan areas closed. let s hope the rest of the weekend is smoother. time now for 10 seconds of a car cat. benjy gets reported missing many times a day when people find him wandering round his local shop in south shields. but i reckon he isjust having a fun time seeing all the different sights of aldi car park. i mean, can you blame him? you re all caught up now. see you later. this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. this week. like this? that s it? yeah. yeah, that s it. pat your head. pat your head, rub your stomach. 0k. 1-9-8-7. ..tim s taking me to task. ..tom s tackling table football. 0h! ..and anyone for a dance? this is tim peake, only the uk s second astronaut. he spent six months aboard the is