It will be able to do much, much more. We will be able to send commands to spacecraft around the moon and around mars, and also receive data coming back from the moon and mars. So in 2020 when a mars rover is on the surface of mars and detects life, we could send that data back and be received by this antenna here. Direct to cornwall . Direct to cornwall. And cornwalls ambitions to join the space race dont end here. Newquay airport. Today passengers were flying to dublin and manchester, but soon it could be much further. Because this county, which relies on tourism, wants to take things to the next level. The airport is bidding to turn its two mile runway into a commercial spaceport, hoping for a share of a multi billion pound industry. The millions for goonhilly are coming from the local enterprise partnership, and some ask if its the best use of public money right now. One local baker delivering space themed pasties today believes this poor county needs to aim for the stars. The perc
Bbc. Co. Uk sport. Next, meet the author. John tusa has been broadcast, bbc executive, a tsar in performance and in academia, but now hes brought it all together in a memoir called making a noise. From his own experience, getting it right and getting it wrong, as he puts it. And from the people he has worked with. Its more than a personal portrait, its a picture, drawn from an intriguing angle of what kind of country we live in today. Welcome. It is a story of modern britain, isnt it, seen through some of our institutions in the arts . And of course, here in the bbc. Yes, i think it is, and i think that what it is is trying to understand what makes major organisations work. This tussle over the last 20, 30 years as to how efficient organisations have to be. The answer is, yes, of course, everybody has learned about how to run an organisation properly, but the interesting question. And i hope it comes out in the book. Is how do you combine being efficient with being true to what the org
Bbc executive, a tsar in performance and in academia, but now hes brought it all together in a memoir called making a noise. From his own experience, getting it right and getting it wrong, as he puts it. And from the people he has worked with. Its more than a personal portrait its a picture, drawn from an intriguing angle of what kind of country we live in today. Welcome. It is a story of modern britain, isnt it, seen through some of our institutions in the arts . And of course, here in the bbc. Yes, i think it is, and i think that what it is is trying to understand what makes major organisations work. This tussle over the last 20, 30 years as to how efficient organisations have to be. The answer is, yes, of course, everybody has learned about how to run an organisation properly, but the interesting question. And i hope it comes out in the book. Is how do you combine being efficient with being true to what the organisation is about . The values. And we always believed, and i think the
North and south korea as the Winter Olympics come to a close, pyongyang says it will now sit down for talks with the United States. On meet the author this week my guest is sirjohn tusa, broadcaster and man of the arts whose own story, making a noise, is also a portrait of modern britain. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Labour would keep britain in a Customs Union with the eu according to the partys brexit spokesman. Sir keir starmer told the Bbcs Andrew Marr show that a new treaty, replicating the existing customs arrangement, would be best for the economy and would respect the referendum result. The Prime Minister is committed to leaving both the Single Market and the Customs Union shes expected to outline the governments position in more detail this week. Our Political Correspondent emma vardy reports. After months of uncertainty over labours position, now the party is moving decisively away from a so called hard brexit. It has been unanimously agreed, according to the shado
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