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this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour straight after this programme. hello, i m claire bowes. thanks forjoining me here at the science museum in london for this edition of witness history, bringing you important moments from the past as told by the people who were there. in this episode we look back at five incredible stories from space. coming up, we ll hear from the first afghan cosmonaut in space, whose mission nearly ended in tragedy. plus the women aquanauts who spent two weeks living underwater in the atlantic ocean. the handshake in space which became a symbol of peace between russia and america during the cold war, and laika, the dog who was sent into space. but first, in 1990, scientists developed a telescope which would become a household name and would eventually reveal parts of the universe that had never been seen before. nasa scientist katherine sullivan helped launch the hubble telescope ....
therapies we really have to understand those mechanisms very clearly and hopefully that won t be too many years away. t clearly and hopefully that won t be too many years away. clearly and hopefully that won t be too many years away. i suppose one ofthe too many years away. i suppose one of the things too many years away. i suppose one of the things the too many years away. i suppose one of the things the government - too many years away. i suppose one of the things the government is - of the things the government is looking at is allowing the brain to heal itself before coming the case of sportsmen and women, before going back and participating. just how important is it to allow the brain in general to heal? that is not my area of expertise, but what happens during the player because my career, but it is common sense that the more injury you do to the brain, the more concussions you have, the more likely you are to have, the more likely you are to have problems la ....
shakespeare s hamlet and caravaggio s david and goliath. the purpose of the project, said the prince, was to conserve the united kingdom s natural heritage, to protect ancient woodlands and to plant many thousands of new trees in celebration of the queen s 70 years on the throne. is it the weather to enjoy the countryside this bank on a day weekend? it isa it is a pretty mixed bag. many of us will have been able to enjoyed this weekend. yesterday, it was northern parts of the uk that had the wettest weather. today, that rain has moved southwards, so it is a nice afternoon to get out and about across parts of scotland, patchy cloud and sunny spells. brightening up cloud and sunny spells. brightening up for northern ireland. some rain in the south of england, and parts of south west wales to take us towards the end of the afternoon. temperatures i2 towards the end of the afternoon. temperatures 12 for plum and cardiff, may be 16 or 17 in the highlands of scotland. the rai ....
can see how smart you really are. tonight borders is pleased to welcome mike mullane. the firstckets is book by space shuttle astronaut to talk about his experiences for adult audiences. unlike prior astronaut looks which tend to be g rated, technical and sanitized, his story is refreshingly human and candid. mullane becomes the story of an amazing dreams quest. mullane was commissioned into the usa apps. the firstected as group of space shuttle astronauts. he currently lives in albuquerque, new mexico. please give a warm borders welcome to mike mullane. [applause] mullane: thank you very much, and good evening. i thought i would start by explaining what a shuttle launches like. launch is like. i will read from a few passages, but extemporaneously i want to describe to you what it s like to blast off into space. was iequently asked, afraid sitting on that launchpad. and i replied, no. i was not afraid. i was terrified. it goes beyond being afraid, folks. unlike a fight ....
friends on booktv who will be filming tonight s discussion. we look forward to hearing any questions you have from mike tonight. we want fewer booktv viewers to hear your questions is also. please wait for the microphone to come to you before asking questions so the booktv viewers can see how smart you really are. tonight borders is pleased to welcome mike mullane. riding rockets is the first book by space shuttle astronaut to talk about his experiences for adult audiences. unlike prior astronaut looks which tend to be g rated, technical and sanitized, his story is refreshingly human and candid. mullane becomes the story of an amazing dreams quest. mullane was commissioned into the usa apps. he was selected as the first group of space shuttle astronauts. he currently lives in albuquerque, new mexico. please give a warm borders welcome to mike mullane. [applause] mr. mullane: thank you very much, and good evening. i thought i would start by explaining what a shuttle la ....