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Hello and welcome. Nine weeks after the first commercial rocket to carry astronauts was launched to the International Space station, the mission was completed when the craft splashed down in the gulf of mexico. Its the first space capsule to land in water in 45 years, ending a test flight for the new Astronaut Taxi Service provided by the californian firm, spacex. Our science correspondent Rebecca Morelle reports. 200m. Brace for splashdown. Copy, braced for splashdown. History in the making as the dragon capsule returns home. As you can see on your screen, we have visual confirmation for spla...

We re were landed four minutes or so we should be getting the first parachutes which will help their descent. Doug hurley and bob behnken will be making history. We welcome viewers from around the world. Youre watching bbc news. Lets take a look at the live pictures from nasa. This is the craft which will be splashing down in the gulf of mexico. We can see the parachutes have already come out to slow the descent of the aircraft, rather of the seven seater vehicle which has got two astronauts on it at the moment, doug hurley and bob behnken. Remember, this is the first time in more than a0 year...

A mothers agony as her daughters murderer is released from jail, while still refusing to reveal where he buried her remains. Im spartacus kirk douglas dies at the age of 103, after a film career spanning seven decades. And coming up, back on the buses. £170 million to reverse a decline in englands bus network, with plans for more frequent services, and the first all electric bus town. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Scotlands finance secretary has resigned after a newspaper revealed he had been sending messages to a 16 year old boy. Derek mackay was due to present the Scottish Gov...

Children are banned from heading the football in training though it will still be allowed in matches. And coming up, tributes to the pioneering nasa mathematician, katherine johnson, who has died at the age of 101. Good evening. In the last hour the movie producer Harvey Weinstein once the most powerful man in hollywood has been found guilty of rape and a criminal sexual act by a court in new york. He is likely to face a long time behind bars. But the jury cleared him of two of the most serious charges which could have carried a life sentence. The allegations against mr weinstein sparked the M...

City of minneapolis. Faith in the time of coronavirus, what happens when the doctors and nurses have done their best the second in our special reports from the Royal London Hospital. A new frontier in space travel for the first time a private Company Takes astronauts to the space station. This is the scene at cape canaveral. Those are the doors to the pod in which the astronauts are now being strapped in. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. The government in the uk is set to launch a...