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temperatures in the indian capital, delhi, hitjust shy of 50 degrees celsius in recent days, the highest ever recorded. meanwhile, parts of brazil are still recovering from extensive floods caused by a deluge made twice as likely by climate change, say scientists. it is evidence, said the head of the un today, that the world is playing russian roulette with the climate. climate change is the mother of all stealth taxes, paid by everyday people and vulnerable countries and communities. ...

the focus of events to start things off in france this week. it is the city, the first city to be liberated by british troops after d—day, so it is a hugely significant location for france to begin its d—day commemorations. have you seen pictures from the cathedral, i have come back from the service of remembrance been held there, a service designed to reflect the shared history between the uk and france. there are also prayers and said for peace and to honour the heroism and coura...

Tumultuous week for india so far. two nasa astronauts have set off to the international space station in a new spacecraft. starliner, built by boeing, blasted off from cape canaveral in florida on its first crewed test flight. the mission has been delayed for several years because of setbacks in the development of the spacecraft — as our science correspondent, pallab ghosh reports. five, four, three, two, one. ignition. and liftoff of starliner| and atlas five carrying two american heroes. boe...

Two, one, ignition... lift off. there goes. _ two, one, ignition... lift off. there goes. it— two, one, ignition... lift off. there goes, it lifted - two, one, ignition... lift off. there goes, it lifted off- two, one, ignition... lift off. there goes, it lifted off from| there goes, it lifted off from cape canaveral in florida on the third try. five, four, three, two, one. ignition _ and liftoff of starlinerj and atlas five carrying two american heroes. boeings starliner spacecraft makes it u...

And liftoff of starliner and atlas5 carrying i two american heroes. boeings starliner spacecraft makes it up into the sky and on its way to the international space station. looking good with i speeds and attitude increasing as expected. on board, two of nasas most experienced astronauts on the spacecraft�*s first test flight with a crew. you got a good throttle up. a view from the rocket, and we see one of the solid rocket boosters fall away. the solid rocket boosters| have now beenjettisoned ...

-i do remember looking at the shuttle getting ready to take off. -he was adamant, now to me, that he didnt want his mom to go. and then he started crying. the whole the whole launch was him crying. it was awful. ♪ -i was 12 years old when the launch date came. i could see the shuttle from afar and be like, "wow, my father is on that shuttle right now. hes strapped in, about to be launched into space." ♪ we were so excited. it was hard to contain. -for the first two-plus minutes of the missio...

One time, a large piece of foam from the gigantic fuel tank dented the solid rocket boosters on liftoff. another time, a vulture hit the tank. ♪ if it hit the windows, catastrophe. this is a complex vehicle that always needs a lot of caretaking. ♪ ♪ -every single mission that i was there for was scrubbed, rescheduled, delayed because something wasnt exactly right. what did catch my attention, in terms of trouble, from the very first time i saw them up close was this was 1970s technology. t...

For the first twoplus minutes of the mission, with the Solid Rocket Boosters attached, theres no option for abort. You have to wait till theyre done and burned out and cut away. Thats a death zone. No matter what happens in that scenario, you cannot do anything. That was when the challenger went down. 11, 10. 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. [ cheers and applause ] the weird thing is that you see that flash and you see that smoke coming up and its like, well well, that sucks. Theres no sound. And then...

Once these Propulsion Cracks were fixed and repaired, we can resume flight. But i had oversight into all the missions, and there were numerous problems. Well, the other Shuttle Fleet they were just one after another. It just wouldnt end, the damages and things that were out of whack. The tiles were being damaged every flight. One time, a large piece of foam from the gigantic Fuel Tank dented the Solid Rocket Boosters on liftoff. Another time, a Vulture Hit the tank. If it hit the windows, catast...

Left: Workers tow space shuttle Enterprise through the streets of Lancaster, California, on the way to NASA’s Dryden, now Armstrong, Flight Research Center at