Project. Her book is the quintessential of that experience a former physicist who has appeared in major publications around the world has taught writing at Numerous University has an eye and ear for expensive writing while very much in evidence is a beautifully written book is a pleasure to read and then enjoying account of her many months of nasa simulation of a mars mission 8000 seats up the hawaiian volcano published now and that time the whole world is sheltering in place because of the coronavirus epidemic, pandemic her book tells us about the effects mental and social and even spiritual of forced isolation. Welcome. Thank you so much for having me. Thats a beautiful introduction. My pleasure. Congratulations on your book. Tell us about the analogs that nasa cooks up to prepare astronauts for missions to mars. How do we decide to do Something Like this . Going to space is complicated and you really want to practice as much as you can on earth before sendings astronauts out to spac
Tensions more evident than u. S. Relations with both a rising china and a declining russia. Both eager to reassert themselves both regionally and globally. It may well be that these three powers will emerge weakened by the current pandemic. Covid is a crisis for all. But it could be an opportunity for trump . This sense of vulnerability and loss compounded by three leaders focused on their own internal politics will make them more, not less, eager to ask to assert themselves. In that case, that assertion is not part of a dynamic triangle where the u. S. Can easily align with one, russia, or china and play one against the other. The sino Russia Partnership is a good deal more [indiscernible] adhesions int the that relationship is an effort to check u. S. Influence both regionally and globally. All of this presents a pretty grim picture. A list of issues from hong kong to ukraine to election interference in the south china bounties tohan taiwan to make your head spin. Mightes you wonder
My name is marie arana and find the literary director of the library of congress. Our program today focus on a fascinating new book by kate greene. Its called once upon a time i lived on mars. In 2013, she was the crew writer and secondincommand on a fourmonth Simulated Mars Mission for the nasa funded high seas project. Her book is a vivid chronicle of that experience here she is a poet, essays, former laser physicist whose science journalism has appeared in major publications around the world. She has taught writing at numerous universities and that i and ear for expressive writing are very much in evidence in her new book. Its a beautifully written book. Both upload street at a total absorbing account of her many months of isolation in nasas simulation of a mars mission pitched 8000 feet up the hawaiian volcano. It was some plan this way of course, but publish now and a time when the whole world is sheltering in place because of the coronavirus pandemic, her book tells a great deal
In france the appointment of 2 new ministers sparks outrage from womens Rights Groups one of the man has been accused of rape while the other used to be the lawyer of controversial clients. A very well welcome youre watching the weekly here in r. T. International with all the latest headlines and a roundup the stories that shape the week now for a 5th day the serbian capsule has been rocked by violence anger erupted over the decision to reintroduce lockdown measures after figures showed a surge in covert cases on saturday thousands protested outside the Parliament Building in the capital thats despite new restrictions by the government which ban gatherings of more than 10 people the measure was introduced earlier in the week causing even more discontent protesters say the government has hung. The pandemic badly and a calling for the president to step down. Theres no clear reaction here because its a conglomerate of false also things and the worst thing is that those protests are suppor
Will come to the hearing to have differences with. I think that will make up the American Public on the reliance of supply chain of Critical Materials do you consider that our response to the decision to allow huawai with a 5g network that theri government decision crosses the alliance. And with and this specifically looking at cyberattacks. We are divided into two parts really want to be dependent on the Chinese Government when everything goes wrong my argument is probab that the same and then Brigadier General problem that you have another democracies is that intense would join us for part number interest in the telecom two. Thank you very much for your time today your ex military the house of representatives before being elected senator industry dont want to see change and quite frankly they but the commentator on Us Foreign Affairs and are not capable to deploy that particularly the us and china urelationship and you and i have known each other for many type of network that we try