Cspan2. Next, nasa administrator jim bryden sign talks about future emissions and changes at the agency due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is one hour and 40 minutes. [inaudible conversations] this hearing will come to order. Nd20 has been a year of challenge and triumph for Americas National space agency. Covid19 pandemic has disrupted planning and daytoday operations but nasa and its commercial partners have achieved many successful outcomes. These include longchain american astronauts to the International Space station and returning them safely to earth. And returning that launch vehicle safely to earth. Launching a perseverance rover to mars in preparing the space launch systems sls rocket and iranian crew capsule for the first deeps place but Nation Program next year. Im pleased that nasa administrator jimpl is here to provide us with an update on nasas mission and programs and the agencys plans for the future. Further progress is critical to achieving the goals of landing the
All right. This hearing will come to order. 2020 has been a year of challenge and triumph for Americas National space agency. The covid19 pandemic has disrupted planning and daytoday operations, but nasa and its commercial partners have achieved many successful outcomes. These include launching american astronauts to the International Space station and returning them safely to earth. Returning that launch vehicle safely to earth. Launching a perseverance rover to mars, and preparing the space launch systems, sls, rocket and orion crew capsule for the first deep Space Exploration Program Mission next year. Im pleased that nasa administrator Jim Bridenstine is here to provide us with an update on nasas missions and programs and the agencys plans for the future. Further progress on the art miss program is critical to achieving the goals of landing the first woman and the next man on the moon by 2024, and establishing a sustainable presence on or around the lunar surface by 2028. Congress
primary defeat, saying she s thinking about running for president. the congresswoman is one of donald trump s fiercest critics, and lost to a candidate hand picked by mr trump. now on bbc news, three engineers at the forefront of reimagining the carjoin kevin fong at the science museum in london. applause. hello and welcome to the science museum. i am kevin fong and this is the engineers: the future of ca rs. i am in the information age gallery, sat in front of an object called the rugby tuning coil, and 100 years ago, this big wheel of copper wrapped in wood was the most powerful transmitter in the world. so it is an appropriate place for us to have this broadcast which brings in an audience from five different continents through the magic of our video link, as well as a large audience here in the gallery for a programme that will be broadcast on bbc world service, on radio and television. the climate catastrophe and the sheer weight of traffic on our roads and the horrific
from five different continents through the magic of our video link, as well as a large audience here in the gallery for a programme that will be broadcast on bbc world service, on radio and television. the climate catastrophe and the sheer weight of traffic on our roads and the horrific rate of accidents that they cause has forced a revolution in the way we think about cars. with me today are three engineers who are at the forefront of that revolution. we have arjo van der ham from the netherlands who is the chief technical officer at a company called lightyear. he has developed the world s first family sized solar powered car. jamie shotton, an expert in al and in autonomous vehicles. he is the chief scientist at a company called wayve and he is here to tell us about autonomous driving vehicles and, last but not least we have linda zhang from the united states. she is the chief engineer for the f150 lightning and has managed somehow to electrify one of america s most iconic
that is double the number before the pandemic. so this is a mock up restaurant. you won t find a customer in here. the boss of this suffolk hotel chain shows me the training centre he started in march to help recruit and retain staff. you have to do something about it yourself because no one is going to give you these people, and if you want them to stay, you have got to give them the skills and the confidence to be with you. labour shortages now, but could that tide be about to turn? at the alex cafe, they are open all week three days only, though, upstairs. but the owner is in no rush, with rising energy costs for him and his customers. i ve done the job for over a0 years and it has never been like this. you know, you have always been able to see a path, however steep that path is, or how difficult. at the moment, it is almost like an abyss. we could be looking at £100,000 per year extra extra on energy. you know, that s £2,000 per week. he is trying to keep it simp