jacob zuma s newly formed mk party exceeded expectations to finish third. but the party says it is considering challenging the results in court. and so begins a new era in south african politics as well as new challenges for president cyril ramaphosa, who himself helped negotiate the end of apartheid. the bbc s africa correspondent, barbara plett usher, reports. it had been a slow and steady day, and then this. the former president, now the head of the upstart mk party, an unexpected challenge to the anc. ..already reeling from voter anger over economic mismanagement and corruption scandals. jacob zuma has created quite a stir here. he s made a rock star entrance. his party came third, with an unexpectedly strong showing, taking a lot of votes away from the anc. ..and still trying to take more. he announced he had evidence of election rigging, said he was considering a demand for a full revote. the results aren t official yet, but they re clear. the anc has lost the outrigh
cargo transportation systems. the mission will last around a week and on returning to earth, the crew will experience starliner s landing system, which will touch down in the deserts in the south western united states. the boeing spacecraft can only take off at fixed times to rendezvous with the space station. the next launch opportunities are sunday, wednesday and thursday. if the problem hasn t been sorted by then, the test flight will face yet another long delay. pallab ghosh, bbc news. chinese state media is reporting china s chang e 6 space probe successfully landed on the far side of the moon sunday morning to collect lunar samples. you can see the probe before it took off in early may from the wenchang space launch center in southern china s hainan province. it comes as beijing pushes ahead with an ambitious programme that aims to send a crewed lunar mission by 2030. people in the quiet texan town of lufkin certainly got
when this spacecraft is ready for launch, its role is to take crew and cargo to the international space station. starliner is a brand new spacecraft that looks like the apollo module used in the moon landings more than 50 years ago. it carried three astronauts, whereas starliner has a maximum capacity of seven. the spacecraft will take a day to reach the space station when it will test out its docking and cargo transportation systems. the mission will last around a week and on returning to earth, the crew will experience starliner s landing system, which will touch down in the deserts in the south western united states. the boeing spacecraft can only take off at fixed times to rendezvous with the space station. the next launch opportunities are sunday, wednesday and thursday. if the problem hasn t been sorted by then, the test flight will face yet another long delay. pallab ghosh, bbc news.
and cargo to the international space station. starliner is a brand new spacecraft that looks like the apollo module used in the moon landings more than 50 years ago. it carried three astronauts, whereas starliner has a maximum capacity of seven. the spacecraft will take a day to reach the space station when it will test out its docking and cargo transportation systems. the mission will last around a week and on returning to earth, the crew will experience starliner s landing system, which will touch down in the deserts in the south western united states. the boeing spacecraft can only take off at fixed times to rendezvous with the space station. the next launch opportunities are sunday, wednesday and thursday. if the problem hasn t been sorted by then, the test flight will face yet another long delay. pallab ghosh, bbc news. real madrid have won the champions league for a record 15th time.
to reach the space station when it will test out its docking and cargo transportation systems. the mission will last around a week and on returning to earth, the crew will experience starliner s landing system, which will touch down in the deserts in the south western united states. the boeing spacecraft can only take off at fixed times to rendezvous with the space station. the next launch opportunities are sunday, wednesday and thursday. if the problem hasn t been sorted by then, the test flight will face yet another long delay. pallab ghosh, bbc news. china says it s landed an unmanned spacecraft on the far side of the moon. the mission, which launched on may 3rd, aims to be the first to bring lunar rock samples from the region which is unexplored. scientists believe the samples could provide new information about how the moon was formed.