Behind on the international Space Station. Touchdown. That landing coming at 11 01am. 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. Nasa says both astronauts are in good spirits. Nasa held a Press Conference shortly after and told us more about the mission. Lets take a listen. Happy to report starliner did really well today in the undock, Deorbit And Landing sequence. You know, we use the Nasa Docking system for the second time on the mission to to undock from the Space Station. That system performed really well. Its a derivative system will be used for orion down the road. So it was good to pave the wa
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
I just want to take you to central london, where a Security Conference is taking place. Among the speakers at the the event are william burns, head of the cia, and sir Richard Moore, head of mi6. Two big names. They have already been talking about two big names. They have already been talking about the war in ukraine and they have also just been talking about the Middle East, so what we are going to do is take a listen into what they are saying to the audience that is at an event organised by the ft. A very highly fragile price in the Middle East, but all the risk to go with that, and we have navigated, touch wood, touch wood, past a Crisis Point between israel and iran, but as long as we dont get to a ceasefire, that risk is there, and for all the horror of gaza, and for all the horror of gaza, a wider conflict in the Middle East would be vastly worse. figs East would be vastly worse. As Ou East would be vastly worse. As you both know, in negotiations, you both know, in negotiations,
The issue of how to avoid checkpoints here became a huge sticking point. There was also tension between the governments over the question of how the conflict, known as the troubles, should be investigated. But Sir Keir Starmer s Election Victory was broadly welcomed in dublin as a chance for a new start. There have already been signs of improving co operation. The uk and ireland are multi billion Pound Trading partners and their relationship matters in any negotiations between london and brussels. Simon harris has been meeting other international leaders and this week he was in ukraine. Back home, hell be focusing on irelands ties with its nearest neighbour. Both Prime Ministers are hoping for a sure footed summit with tactical teamwork. Chris page, bbc news. Let me take you to the live scene in dublin where leaders have just gone scene in dublin where leaders havejust gone in scene in dublin where leaders have just gone in and you can see the two flags here, this is one of the officia
Yesterday. Ill have all the detaIls. Its saturday, 7 september. Our maIn story the PrIme MInIster, SIr KeIr Starmer, Is makIng hIs fIrst offIcIal vIsIt to Ireland today. Hell be In dublIn for talks wIth hIs opposIte number, SImon HarrIs. Theyll dIscuss topIcs IncludIng commerce across the IrIsh Sea And Theyll attend a NatIons League Football match between Ireland and england. Our Ireland Correspondent ChrIs Page reports. At the fIrst meetIng, SIr KeIr Starmer and SImon HarrIs were pIctured havIng a plate. The photo symbolIsed a better relatIonshIp between the two countrIes after some years of straIn. Today, Balgo To watch england take on Ireland In the uefa NatIons League, but beyond Impact on whIch wIll dIsrupt the dIplomacy. In recent weeks he has had trIps to germany and france. BrItIsh PrIme MInIster To MInIster to go to dublIn was borIsjohnson, fIve years ago. RelatIons had cooled sIgnIfIcantly. BrexIt was the major factor. The border wIth Northern Ireland was the uks only frontIe