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ready for lift off again. nasa prepares to make a second attempt later to launch its most powerful rocket to the moon five days after technical problems scuppered its first attempt. (sot) it is not unusual for a rocket, it is not unusualfor a rocket, a new rocket to experience setbacks or delays but the team are confident they can overcome this and all eyes will be on the launch pad. we start in russia. mourners in moscow are queueing to pay their respects to the last soviet leader, mikhail gorbachev, who died on tuesday at the age of 91. later today, he will be buried in the city s largest cemetery, novodevichy, next to his wife raisa. russian president vladimir putin is not attending the funeral. the kremlin says mr putin has no space in his schedule. these are live pictures from moscow. mourners are gathering at the hall of columns. he left office in 1991 as the country crumbled around him. he had been the leader of reform but the forces and desire for independence ....
Putin while in moscow so it is not a political visit but it is interesting so few political leaders and dignitaries are to be here and this is not a state funeral, partly because it is a time when many people do not want to stand shoulder to shoulder with vladimir putin. western leaders would not travel to moscow even if they could because sanctions make it very hard to travel to moscow in the first place. let s hear from vladislav zubok, professor of international history at the london school of economics. cani can i ask you about the way and manner in which these funeral events are being conducted because on the one hand he is denied a state funeral but there are some state honours for mr gorbachev. i keep thinkin: honours for mr gorbachev. i keep ....