Spacecraft has successfully returned to earth, but the astronauts it was supposed to be carrying remain behind on the international Space Station. Touchdown, Star Liner is back on earth. This is the moment the capsule landed in the new Mexico Desert a few hours ago. It had developed Technical Problems, including helium leaks, shortly after its original launch and nasa decided it would be safer to leave the two astronauts on board the iss. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will return to earth next february in a spacex capsule, after spending eight months in Orbit Theyd only expected to be there eight days. Boeing have released this picture of the capshaw back on earth. Of the capsule. Nasa says both astronauts are in good spirits. Nasa held a Press Conference shortly after the capsule s safe return and told us more about the mission. Happy to report, starliner did really well today in the undock, the Orbit And Landing sequence. You know, we used the Nasa Docking system for the
In gaza. He s asked for forgiveness, but ruled out new concessions to hamas to secure the release of those still being held. His comments came as intense street protests over his handling of negotiations entered a second night in israel, including these demonstrations outside his office injerusalem. Lucy williamson has more from jerusalem. Israel s protesters and their prime minister are old acquaintances. Calls for a hostage deal have brought long established opponents onto the streets, but the shooting of six hostages in a gaza tunnel last week has broadened this movement, they say. And the mass demonstrations in tel aviv last night were a turning point. I think the news of the six hostages, the fact that they were alive and murdered right before they could have been saved, that broke it. After last night s mass protest, people are back on the streets again. There are growing public and political demands on israel s prime minister to make a deal, but benjamin netanyahu, protected by