An american space was planned to develop a global Monitoring System to track objects up to 35 kilometres from earth the powerful Radar Stations established in the us, uk and australia. 3500 kilometres. Jonathan beale reports. The race in space is already underway, notjust for commercial ventures like Virgin Galactic with its recent maiden voyage, but for nations as well. Mission control three, two, we have ignition. Last year the us military launched another ten satellites into space. America also now has its own Space Force not least to protect The Systems we now all use, such as gps location. There are threats in space. Id say the two countries that are most threatening are china and russia. There have been anti satellite missiles that have been developed. America already has early warning systems to detect ballistic missiles, including the Fylingdales Radar in north yorkshire. Now the us wants to build a new Radar System for Deep Space, and one of the new sites could be in the uk. W
And nervous laughter in cannes, as the Director Spike Lee, accidentally lets slip the name of the winner of the palme dor. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Well, Rescue Workers searching for victims of the devastating floods across Western Europe have warned that more bodies may be found in submerged cars, cellars and collapsed buildings. At least 170 people are known have died, most of them in western germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to visit affected areas on sunday. With more, heres our berlin correspondent, jenny hill. In ahrweiler, everything, everyone, is covered in a thick, sticky mud. Theres no power, nowhere to buy food, not much mobile reception. But theyre doing what they can. Willie told us theyve never seen anything like it here, not even in his parents , grandparents , time. The water rose two metres in 15 or 20 minutes, he told us. People tried to save their things, went on to their basements, and unfortunately got trapped. I was lucky, he said, i could get out the
Theres no power, nowhere to buy food, not much mobile reception. But theyre doing what they can. Willie told us theyve never seen anything like it here, not even in his parents , grandparents , time. The water rose two metres in 15 or 20 minutes, he told us. People tried to save their things, went on to their basements, and unfortunately got trapped. I was lucky, he said, i could get out the back of my basement. Around 100 people have died in this district alone. Many more are still missing. There was so little time to run, people tell us. Look at the force of this flood. And the damage it left behind. The waters receding, but the number of dead is expected to continue to rise. Search and rescue, its feared, will soon be a recovery operation. Today, the german president described the loss as heartbreaking. Translation its a time of misery, and in times i of misery, our country sticks together. Im glad that people, notjust here in the region, but from all over germany, send messages of
Now on Bbc News the Travel Show. Youve got to love it proper british coastline were on an adventure across the uk as it opens up for travel again. Yes, were open from Rugged Coastlines to breathtaking landscapes and natural habitats. Did you see that . 0urjourney will take us to the four nations that make up the united kingdom. And with an eye on our carbon footprint. Were in an all electric revamp of an iconic british motor. On this weeks show, christa goes behind the wheel in Northern Ireland. Where my search for a seabird pays off. Are they all birds . There must be Hundreds Of Thousands here. I take on a local delicacy. You got me, i ate one, well done and try an unusual test drive. Laughter im in south east Northern Ireland and im trying to get a good lay of the land. Plus, after the last year and a half, this seems like a good way to get away from it all. Ken found during the first lockdown that lots more people were getting in touch to take to the skies. Kens Microlight Business
Island. Communist Run Narrative on the island. ~. ,. , and nervous laughter in cannes as the Director Spike Lee accidentally lets slip the name of the winner of the palme dor. Hello and welcome. Rescue workers searching for victims of the devastating floods across Western Europe have warned that more bodies may be found in submerged cars, cellars and collapsed buildings. At least 170 people are known have died, most of them in western germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to visit affected areas on sunday. With more, heres our berlin correspondentjenny hill. In ahrweiler, everything, everyone, is covered in a thick, sticky mud. Theres no power, nowhere to buy food, not much mobile reception. But theyre doing what they can. Willie told us theyve never seen anything like it here, not even in his parents grandparents time. The water rose two metres in 15 or 20 minutes, he told us. People tried to save their things, went into their basements and, unfortunately, got trapped. I was lucky,