there are another two launch sites across the north of scotland, one in shetland and in sutherland which are vertical launch sites and these are where you have where a rocket will go where you have where a rocket will 9° up where you have where a rocket will go up vertically into the atmosphere and deploy thereafter. those launch sites, the one in shetland will take place later this year, so we are all very excited to see this first one happen and then more to come very soon thereafter. soon thereafter. doctor hina khan, executive director soon thereafter. doctor hina khan, executive director of soon thereafter. doctor hina khan, executive director of space - executive director of space scotland, thank you very much. international travellers are streaming into china after it fully opened its borders for the first time since the start of the covid pandemic. this latest lifting of coronavirus restrictions coincides with the country s busiest travel season marking the lunar new year
but we are all pretty calm because we have rehearsed, we are confident in our systems since we have done all our checkouts. and we are ready to go, basically. this is one of nine satellites being painstakingly prepared to launch. almost all of them have been built in the uk. until now though, they would have been shipped abroad to be sent into orbit. but this mission is about to change that. there s a lot riding on this rocket. if the launch goes to plan, it will be a major milestone for the uk. the first step in becoming a global player in space. rebecca morelle, bbc news, newquay. dr hina khan, the executive director of space scotland joins us now from glasgow. just picking up, and welcome to you first of all, on that point that rebecca made at the end of her report, where does all of this place
ending a three week test mission around the moon. it s hoped it now paves the way for the next stage of the plan to take astronauts back to the moon later this decade. i m joined now by space scientist dr hina khan, who is now executive director of the group tasked with promoting the scottish space sector, space scotland. welcome to the programme. how big a moment do you think this is? yes. moment do you think this is? yes, it s really quite moment do you think this is? yes, it s really quite impressive, - moment do you think this is? yes it s really quite impressive, to be able to look at all the things that have happened over the last few weeks, that nasa has been able to launch a spacecraft, the largest system that has ever been launched on a rocket, and then get that module to the moon, orbit and return safely back to earth, something that
hello there. it s been very cold today. winter has its continuing to the new week, staying very cold, widespread sharp frosts, more snow and ice, a risk of freezing fog. many places turning dry, clear skies, tumbling temperatures, and ourfocus shifts to the south east, sleet and snow into the night across the south east of england, parts of east anglia, 2-5 of england, parts of east anglia, 2 5 centimetres, possible travel disruption. some areas of freezing fog in southern england, the midlands, possibly lincolnshire. called everywhere, widespread frost, typically minus five, as low as minus 13 in the north east of scotland, the coldest we have seen
there was so much american involvement and interference in the trial. so i am just wondering where it is going to lead us. if there is solid evidence, of course we would be glad to hear it. but i wouldn t be glad to hear it. but i wouldn t be very happy to hear it in a court thatis be very happy to hear it in a court that is influenced by scotland, who made such a mess of the last trial, or america, whose influence was there as well. i think it has to be an independent country trial. what an independent country trial. what sort of answers an independent country trial. what sort of answers are an independent country trial. what sort of answers are you an independent country trial. what sort of answers are you still looking for now? i sort of answers are you still looking for now? sort of answers are you still looking for now? i am looking for some honesty. looking for now? i am looking for some honesty, to looking for now? i am looking for some honesty, to be looking for no