this is bbc news. lam ben i am ben brown. the headlines... nasa has cancelled its launch to the moon due to last—minute technical hitches. the next opportunity for the launch is not until friday. this is the scene at cape canaveral. the united states space agency says there is an issue with one of the rocket�*s engines. pakistan is set to launch a global appeal for the flooding catastrophe that's killed more than 1,000 people and affected 30 million. the head of the institute for fiscal studies labels some of liz truss' tax cutting policies as "worrying" and inadequade for

dealing with rising energy costs. after a two year pause due the pandemic, europe's largest street party kicks off its final day at the notting hill carnival in west london. nasa has cancelled today's launch of its most powerful rocket, artemis i, which had been due to take off for an unmanned test flight to the moon. the us space agency said one of its engines developed a bleed that could not be fixed in time. the next possible launch date is not until friday. the artemis programme is aimed at returning humans to the moon. if successful, the plan is for astronauts to be on board the flight in two years' time. let's show you

some live pictures from the scene right now. huge disappointment, really, with nasser cancelling artemis i. the window for the launch had begun about half an hour ago, but the us space agency said one of its engines had developed a bleed, which could not be fixed in time. let's talk to dr becky smethurst, astrophysicist at the university of oxford and author of... a brief history of black holes, which will be available on thursday. thank you for being with us. a bit of a black hole here because we have a four day wait until the next opportunity for launch?- opportunity for launch? yes, unfortunately, _ opportunity for launch? yes, unfortunately, so _ opportunity for launch? yes, unfortunately, so you - opportunity for launch? yes, unfortunately, so you have l opportunity for launch? yes, l unfortunately, so you have got opportunity for launch? 133 unfortunately, so you have got to remember this is a brand—new rocket that nasa have developed for the artemis programme to take humans back to the moon, so this has never been tested before. even the dress rehearsal back in april and june they had a similar issue with leaking of fuel as well in the engines, so this isn't unexpected, but you can imagine the atmosphere

on the ground must have been insane with people scrabbling around trying to fix problems on the fly and troubleshoot, so i really tip my hat to the engineers working on this mission because it literally is rocket science they are trying to do! , , rocket science they are trying to do! �* , , . rocket science they are trying to do! g , , . , . ., . rocket science they are trying to do! , , . ., do! just explain the significance of this particular _ do! just explain the significance of this particular bit _ do! just explain the significance of this particular bit of _ do! just explain the significance of this particular bit of rocket - this particular bit of rocket science. an unmanned test flight to the moon. explain what this whole programme is all about, what they are trying to do. programme is all about, what they are trying to da— are trying to do. yes, so this is the artemis — are trying to do. yes, so this is the artemis programme, - are trying to do. yes, so this is the artemis programme, it - are trying to do. yes, so this is the artemis programme, it is l are trying to do. yes, so this is - the artemis programme, it is nasa and eisa'sjoint venture, the canadian space agency and the japanese as well trying to put humans back on the moon for the first time since 1972 when apollo 17 went there and you think by now, why go back now after you have done it five times in the 1960s and nineteen seventies? it is a bit difficult to justify the cost of it until you start learning more science, and thatis start learning more science, and that is the main justification for these missions, what science can we learn? forapollo these missions, what science can we learn? for apollo we learned more about the moon that it was made from

the same thing as a earth and from that we had a hypothesis that the moon was formed when another proto— planet collided with the earth in the early solar system and from all of the debris in uniformed, so with this artemis mission the idea is we go back and test that hypothesis further. the moon is essentially a fossil of the records of the solar system, so what did the earth and human experience in terms of impacts? all those craters are still preserved on the moon because there is no weather there and all the radiation from the sun that has hit it over the last 11.5 billion years is also recorded on the moon's service, so there is lots of science we can do by sending humans to the moon. there are those who argue we can do that science with just probes and robots, there is also a political reason for going back to the moon with nasa as well, but for me it is all about what are we going to learn about our solar system and our place and it? you to learn about our solar system and our place and it?— our place and it? you talk about auoin our place and it? you talk about going back _ our place and it? you talk about going back to — our place and it? you talk about going back to the _ our place and it? you talk about going back to the min. -

our place and it? you talk about going back to the min. of - our place and it? you talk about i going back to the min. of course, going back to the min. of course, the apollo missions were half a century ago. why do we ever stop exploration of the moon, as i say, it isjust exploration of the moon, as i say, it is just the risk and the cost. sending humans as i was going to be incredibly risky, also very costly with all the life support you have to provide. as technology got better, it was easier to just send probes and robots and satellites to take imagery, they could stay out there much longer in terms of robots and satellites in orbit. it is the same with mars as well, it has always been cheaper and easier to send those kinds of missions instead of humans, but now as i said there are obviously some scientific reasons and the fact that may be incredibly risky, also very costly with all the life support you have to provide. as technology got better, it was easier to just send probes and robots and satellites to take imagery, they could stay out there much longer in terms of robots and satellites in orbit. it is the same with mars as well, it has always been cheaper and easier to send those kinds of missions instead of humans, but now as i said there are obviously some scientific reasons and the fact that maybe also you might we have been saying, the

launch postponed until friday at least. �* , ., launch postponed until friday at least. �* , least. are you confident they will be able to get — least. are you confident they will be able to get off _ least. are you confident they will be able to get off the _ least. are you confident they will be able to get off the ground? i i be able to get off the ground? i dunno, that is the thing, astrophysics and rocket science are very different, i study black holes through telescopes, so rocket science is actually a bit foreign to me, but i am confident in the engineers and i know a lot of my colleagues do work on the actual rocket that is built to launch the astronauts will eventually inhabit. there are just a dummies on air at the moment. i think they are confident they can probably fix the issues by friday, they ended up in the dress rehearsal fixing those issues, so hopefully in a couple of days they will be able to isolate the leak and sort out the issue at the leak and sort out the issue at the launch will hopefully be able to go ahead safely. idr the launch will hopefully be able to go ahead safely-— the launch will hopefully be able to go ahead safely. dr becky smethurst, thank ou

go ahead safely. dr becky smethurst, thank you very _ go ahead safely. dr becky smethurst, thank you very much _ go ahead safely. dr becky smethurst, thank you very much indeed. - pakistan's climate change minister has said a third of the country is underwater "right now", calling the flooding a "crisis of unimaginable proportions." the disaster has killed more than 1,000 people and affected 33 million. international help has begun to arrive, but water is still surging down the indus river and will flood the the low—lying sind province even more over the next few days. azadeh moshiri reports. a young boy stranded on a rock as raging waters surround him. you can see a rescue worker edging out of the helicopter, lifting him up to safety. it's but one of the countless rescue efforts that are happening as pakistan faces one of the worst floods in years, with more than 1,000 people dead and millions affected. i find it very difficult to put into words. "flooding" doesn't quite seem to encapsulate the ongoing devastation and disaster that we're still witnessing. this is what rajanpur, in pakistan's punjab province, looked like before the flooding. its homes and fields were clearly visible. this is the situation now, overrun and overwhelmed. stepping away from the political

turmoil surrounding his government, prime minister shahbaz sharif was seen distributing relief items. while poor planning and infrastructure has played a role in all this, climate change is also to blame. pakistan only produces 1% of global emissions, yet the country is dealing with some of its worst consequences. facing monsoons and floods that are far more frequent and severe than the norm. sindh province has seen nearly nine times its usual august rainfall. so, the country is urgently asking others for help. we're working with 35 donors right now. but, you know, the responses are in principle very, very positive. but we do need technical assistance. we need a lot of mobilisation on the ground. pakistan was already facing an economic crisis.

so, these floods are coming at a difficult time. and with some areas bracing for torrents of water from swollen rivers, the damage is not over yet. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. toor—harb as—gar from bbc urdu is in the koh—e sulayman mountain range in central pakistan which has seen repeated flash flooding for the past month. officials have just opened the main access roads and started relief activities in the area. she has been speaking to those who have walked for hours to get relief help. right now i am at koh—e sulayman mountains. it is a region of south punjab that was hit badly by a flood. there was a blockage, there was a landslide, people were there. now today we have reached this place and if you could see there are mountains all around and apparently people are talking about them, they don't have anything to eat because relief operations could not reach here because of the area that you can see behind me.

we have one of the affected of the flood, we will try to talk to him. she questions. translation: problems are enormous. i am from a nearby village. the whole area has been wiped off. we didn't get any food, not even a single onion or a grain of salt. 25 people spent the night under a tent. it rained the whole night and the children kept crying. they are claiming that "we are in this situation from the last one month." a lot of people here actually said that we travel approximately four hours by foot to reach here just to get some kind of relief. translation: we left behind the kids and came here. - i have been coming here for three days and no one here has anything to eat. my toenails have broken and they are bleeding from climbing the mountains to get here. i spent15 years in

the army before retiring. i have around 12, 13 children. we don't have anyone i looking out for us and we don't know any of the officials to refer to. l we only have god to watch over us. if you can see here, officials are there, people are complaining to them. people are talking to them. they are actually asking them to write their names so that a relief operation could reach them. joining us now, the programme's directorfor the charity muslim hands, umar rashid, who has just returned from pakistan, where his team are assisting relief efforts. thank you for being with us. just describe for us the scale of this disaster. tens of millions of people affected. i disaster. tens of millions of people affected. ., disaster. tens of millions of people affected. ~ ., . , ., disaster. tens of millions of people affected. ,, , ., affected. i think, exactly what you said in terms _ affected. i think, exactly what you said in terms of— affected. i think, exactly what you said in terms of the _ affected. i think, exactly what you said in terms of the disaster - affected. i think, exactly what you said in terms of the disaster has l said in terms of the disaster has hit over those 3 million people and these are the government's statistics, so it may be much greater in terms of across many

areas, you will have many areas which have just been completely devastated. houses have been kind of drowned and ruined and there is nothing left, it isjust drowned and ruined and there is nothing left, it is just completely flooded. nothing left, it is 'ust completely flooded. , ,. , ., , nothing left, it is 'ust completely flooded. , ,. , ., ., flooded. describe for us some of the efforts that you _ flooded. describe for us some of the efforts that you and _ flooded. describe for us some of the efforts that you and your _ efforts that you and your organisation are making at the moment to help people. what can you do? ~ , ., , ., , moment to help people. what can you do? ~ , ., , , moment to help people. what can you do? ~, ., , do? muslim hands has been working in terms of dealing _ do? muslim hands has been working in terms of dealing with _ do? muslim hands has been working in terms of dealing with this _ do? muslim hands has been working in terms of dealing with this flooding - terms of dealing with this flooding for the last month, we have been on the ground reacting in rajasthan in southern punjab and in sindh and in terms of our work we have been focusing on three areas. the first is about providing food parcels to ensure that families have got something to eat for the next 30 days. then we are actually looking at cooked meals. because a lot of the homes have actually been devastated, they don't even have the basic cooking equipment to be able to turn food parcels into something to turn food parcels into something to eat, so we have been providing daily meals, over a thousand daily

meals to give to communities which are in need and that has been included in the third area we have been focusing on at this stage is providing, setting up emergency health camps stop literally, in that camp we are looking at providing answers and solutions to some of the water diseases because of the stagnated water that is everywhere. the waterborne diseases, the mosquitoes is one of the areas that we are putting a lot of effort into in terms of providing. that we are putting a lot of effort into in terms of providing.— we are putting a lot of effort into in terms of providing. that is one ofthe in terms of providing. that is one of the longer _ in terms of providing. that is one of the longer term _ in terms of providing. that is one of the longer term issues, - in terms of providing. that is one of the longer term issues, isn't i in terms of providing. that is one | of the longer term issues, isn't it? the threat of disease? that of the longer term issues, isn't it? the threat of disease?— the threat of disease? that is one ofthe the threat of disease? that is one of the ones _ the threat of disease? that is one of the ones which _ the threat of disease? that is one of the ones which is _ the threat of disease? that is one of the ones which is going - the threat of disease? that is one of the ones which is going to - the threat of disease? that is one of the ones which is going to be i the threat of disease? that is one | of the ones which is going to be an absolute killer. we have a ready scene over 1000 people that have lost their lives within pakistan. on top of that you are looking at millions of people who have either had their homes damaged or absolutely destroyed. on top of

that, you have the livelihoods, a lot of the people who have suffered from this are some of the most vulnerable and poorest people within pakistan, which are relying upon in terms of agricultural, livestock and a lot of those livestock, those animals have been completely killed off drowned in the floods, so they are kind of desperate for any kind of help. i think this is a disaster which, in terms of the size of it, it is immense. i think a life and death situation for many people in pakistan, the most vulnerable people in pakistan. bud pakistan, the most vulnerable people in pakistan. �* , ., ., ., in pakistan. and you mentioned that death toll of — in pakistan. and you mentioned that death toll of 1000 _ in pakistan. and you mentioned that death toll of 1000 so _ in pakistan. and you mentioned that death toll of 1000 so far. _ in pakistan. and you mentioned that death toll of 1000 so far. do - in pakistan. and you mentioned that death toll of 1000 so far. do you - death toll of 1000 so far. do you fear that is going to rise? in terms ofthat fear that is going to rise? in terms of that has — fear that is going to rise? in terms of that has been _ fear that is going to rise? in terms of that has been the _ fear that is going to rise? in terms of that has been the official - of that has been the official government number, but i think the number is probably going to increase substantially over the next days and weeks. in terms of the flooding, some of the areas which have been flooded and some of the water has gone back, i think those areas have

been re—flooded, so it is hitting them again and again and it is going further out, so you can moore see that death toll substantially increasing over the next week or so. 0k. increasing over the next week or so. ok. thank you very much and good luck to you and your organisation with all the efforts that you are making at the moment to help with the victims of that disaster. umar rashid there, programmes managerfor muslim hands, thank you. they looked our headlines now on bbc news. nasa cancels the launch of the artemis space rocket on its mission to the moon, due to last minute technical issues. the next opportunity for the launch is on friday. the head of the institute for fiscal studies labels some of liz truss' tax cutting policies as �*worrying' and inadequade for dealing with rising energy costs. let's bring you more then on that story, the institute for fiscal

studies dr becky smethurst. studies dr becky let's story, the institute for fiscal studies dr becky let's get more on that story about the institute for fiscal studies being quite critical of some of liz truss's policy promises and announcements. let's bring you more on that with david wallace lockhart, our political correspondent. the cost of living crisis has put this whole tory leadership race very much in the spotlight and the discussion of their various economic promises and liz truss is coming in particular scrutiny today.— liz truss is coming in particular scrutiny today. that is right, ben, so liz truss _ scrutiny today. that is right, ben, so liz truss has _ scrutiny today. that is right, ben, so liz truss has always _ scrutiny today. that is right, ben, so liz truss has always said - scrutiny today. that is right, ben, so liz truss has always said tax i so liz truss has always said tax cuts will be her priority. she is saying she won't take anything off the table, but she knows the best tool in the cost of living crisis is tax cuts, so she wants to reverse the recent rise in national insurance, she wants to scrap a planned rise in corporation tax and i'm also hearing murmurings from her

team about potential cuts in vat, potential changes to income tax. today we have heard from paul johnson, the director of the institute for fiscal studies, a respected independent economic think tank, and he had spoken to the times newspaper and basically said all of this could not be done without, in his words, completely crushing the public finances. he says it is simplistic to just public finances. he says it is simplistic tojust think public finances. he says it is simplistic to just think that cutting taxes leads seamlessly to economic growth and he says that torque is quite worrying at a time of high inflation and big deficits. liz truss's campaign has responded, a spokesperson saying her plans will tackle economic orthodoxy, boost growth rates in the long term. she is not the only one who comes in for criticism. also, rishi sunak panned under the microscope from paul johnson, who says he thinks neither candidates have adequate solutions to the cost of living crisis we are seeing at the moment. another person who has weighed in here is alistair darling, former labour chancellor, but he was of course chancellor

during the 2008 financial crash, so perhaps someone who has a bit more experience of difficult economic situations. i'm not sure how much the two conservative candidates will listen to his advice, but he has said the two candidates are piddling around with small measures and he says if you want to deal with an economic problem of the scale you need to do two things, act quickly and go further than people expect you to go in order to shore up the economy. now, we don't have full plans from rishi sunak or liz truss yet, we don't have the full picture of what they are going to do. one of them will be the new prime minister a week today and as soon as they are they will be under a lot of pressure to spell out exactly what they are going to do. just to spell out exactly what they are going to do-_ going to do. just briefly, presumably _ going to do. just briefly, presumably any - going to do. just briefly, j presumably any criticism going to do. just briefly, - presumably any criticism there is now off their policies is not that relevant because most of the tory party membership had already voted? yes, well, this competition has certainly been going on a long time and conservative party members have been able to vote for and conservative party members have been able to vote— been able to vote for some time now. we don't have — been able to vote for some time now. we don't have figures _ been able to vote for some time now. we don't have figures on _ been able to vote for some time now. we don't have figures on how - been able to vote for some time now. we don't have figures on how many . been able to vote for some time now. | we don't have figures on how many of them have made their decision,

though the polls do suggest liz truss has been a luke rishi sunak has acknowledged that he is the underdog. all speculation at the moment and in one week today we will know who the new prime ministers. not long to wait. thank you very much indeed, david. back now to that decision by nasa to call off the test flight to the moon. they had said there was a problem with one of the rocket�*s engines. the window for the launch was a fast one. the artemis project had originally been due to blast off from cape canaveral in florida today. it is hoped that the mission will go ahead in the next few days. the nasa astronaut love says some glitches are to be expected before the first flight in a brand—new vehicle. now, we can get the latest from jonathan amos, our science correspondent, who is standing by at cape canaveral with the very latest. what went wrong?—

what went wrong? frustrating day toda , what went wrong? frustrating day today. ben. _ what went wrong? frustrating day today. ben. it— what went wrong? frustrating day today, ben, it really— what went wrong? frustrating day today, ben, it really was. - what went wrong? frustrating day today, ben, it really was. we - what went wrong? frustrating day today, ben, it really was. we had | what went wrong? frustrating day | today, ben, it really was. we had a number of little issues that cropped up, first of all when we got here it was pouring with rain and that delayed them tanking, putting in all of the propellants that needed to go in this monster rocket over my shoulder. then they thought they had a crack halfway up the rocket, believe it or not, and decided that was just frosting, you believe it or not, and decided that wasjust frosting, you know, these propellants are super, super cold, liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen and the air, the moisture in the air then condenses on the side of the rocket. but what really did it for us today was one of the four engines underneath the rocket, these sort of shuttle era engines, they actually took them off the old shuttles and reconditioned them. one of them refused to go to the operating temperature. the operating temperature. the operating temperature that would be required to work at, and so they called a scrub and as if to rub salt into the wound just as they did that we heard

had this massive great big cloud moving from the left ear and that cloud would have been a no—go constraint as well, so all round big frustration, but we are hoping then that we will be back on friday, that we will have another go, so keep your fingers crossed. fik we will have another go, so keep your fingers crossed.— your fingers crossed. 0k and jonathan. — your fingers crossed. 0k and jonathan, just _ your fingers crossed. 0k and jonathan, just explain - your fingers crossed. 0k and jonathan, just explain widerl jonathan, just explain wider significance of this mission because some viewers might say hang on, we went to the moon half a century ago, what's all this about?— what's all this about? indeed, and if ou what's all this about? indeed, and if you look — what's all this about? indeed, and if you look at _ what's all this about? indeed, and if you look at this _ what's all this about? indeed, and if you look at this rocket _ what's all this about? indeed, and if you look at this rocket and - what's all this about? indeed, and if you look at this rocket and the l if you look at this rocket and the capsule that is on the top, you will kind of say it looks a bit like the satellite five and the apollo command module. and indeed, they do and part of that is because the physics hasn't changed in 50 years, you will have noticed that, but believe me, there is a tremendous amount of new technology in these vehicles. much more lift on this rocket to put an awful lot more payloads, cargo in low earth orbit and then send it to the moon because if you go back to apollo they only

went for hours and days. the apollo 17 mission, the very last mission, which we will celebrate the half—century of that in december at the end of the year, they went for 74 the end of the year, they went for 7h hours. that was the longest 7a hours. that was the longest surface mission. when they go with this thing, they are going to go for a couple of weeks, maybe longer because they will have a space station in orbit around the moon as well. so it is doing it and some, when we go back and that is the big difference. �* . , , . difference. beautifully explained, as ever. jonathan, _ difference. beautifully explained, as ever. jonathan, thank- difference. beautifully explained, as ever. jonathan, thank you - difference. beautifully explained, as ever. jonathan, thank you very much indeed. fingers crossed for friday. jonathan amos there and i am very pleased we can also speak to tim peake, former european space agency astronaut and also a former crew member of the international space station. how disappointed are you that it got called off at the last minute?— you that it got called off at the last minute? , , , last minute? very disappointed, but it is completely _ last minute? very disappointed, but it is completely understandable. - last minute? very disappointed, but it is completely understandable. a l it is completely understandable. a test flight today, the first flight of the sls and european service module there and these things happen, we have to go on the side of

caution and we much want to learn as much as possible from this. imilieu caution and we much want to learn as much as possible from this. when you sa oh on much as possible from this. when you say oh on the — much as possible from this. when you say oh on the side _ much as possible from this. when you say oh on the side of _ much as possible from this. when you say oh on the side of caution, - much as possible from this. when you say oh on the side of caution, there i say oh on the side of caution, there is a safety issue here, isn't there? because there is a huge potential payload with this rocket? yes. because there is a huge potential payload with this rocket? yes, there were a number— payload with this rocket? yes, there were a number of— payload with this rocket? yes, there were a number of failures _ payload with this rocket? yes, there were a number of failures that - payload with this rocket? yes, there were a number of failures that could have been acceptable and still gone ahead with the launch, but if one engines having a problem and there is a potential loss of thrust and the rocket simply won't make it into orbit or it will be on the wrong trajectory for the moon, so this is absolutely a critical part of that has to be resolved.— absolutely a critical part of that has to be resolved. how important do ou think has to be resolved. how important do you think this — has to be resolved. how important do you think this mission _ has to be resolved. how important do you think this mission is? _ has to be resolved. how important do you think this mission is? just - has to be resolved. how important do you think this mission is? just give i you think this mission is? just give us some context of why we should care about this mission. this mission is — care about this mission. this mission is the _ care about this mission. t�*i 3 mission is the beginning of the entire artemis programme that will see multiple launches of notjust this sls rocket, but a new rocket thatis this sls rocket, but a new rocket that is being built by spacex, for example, their starship launcher, another large vehicle and other commercial launchers that will enable us to build that space station thatjonathan was talking about in lunar orbit, take astronauts down to the surface, build habitation modules there on

the south pole of the moon, set up a permanent presence as a stepping stone to mars, so this launch today is really the cusp of this new area of space exploration.— is really the cusp of this new area of space exploration. anyway, we are kind of colonising _ of space exploration. anyway, we are kind of colonising the _ of space exploration. anyway, we are kind of colonising the moon, - of space exploration. anyway, we are kind of colonising the moon, is - of space exploration. anyway, we are kind of colonising the moon, is that l kind of colonising the moon, is that right was absolutely, we want to set “p right was absolutely, we want to set up a permanent presence on the moon. there is a huge amount of scientific research to be gained we have barely scratched the surface, since landing sites, 12 humans having walked on the moon and it is the surface area of africa. we have since discovered hundreds of billions of tonnes of water ice at the polls and there are other extremely rare and precious minerals on the moon which could be of huge interest to us. we minerals on the moon which could be of huge interest to us.— of huge interest to us. we seem to have lost interest _ of huge interest to us. we seem to have lost interest in _ of huge interest to us. we seem to have lost interest in the _ of huge interest to us. we seem to have lost interest in the moon, - of huge interest to us. we seem to have lost interest in the moon, is l have lost interest in the moon, is that right? and now we have suddenly regained it, i'm not sure we had lost interest, but we certainly didn't have the resources to be able to go to the moon and have the international space station. the international _ international space station. tue: international space station. tue: international space station. ti2 international space station has been a hugely successful programme... ts a hugely successful programme... is one or the other? it _ a hugely successful programme... is one or the other? it is _ a hugely successful programme... is one or the other? it is one _ a hugely successful programme... is one or the other? it is one or- a hugely successful programme... is one or the other? it is one or the - one or the other? it is one or the other because — one or the other? it is one or the other because of _ one or the other? it is one or the other because of limited - one or the other? it is one or the i other because of limited resources. now we are handing the iss over to

commercial companies when it comes to the end of its natural life in 2030, news commercial stations will be in orbit. international space station focus now on national space missions was well. ts station focus now on national space missions was well.— missions was well. is that the right decision in your _ missions was well. is that the right decision in your view? _ missions was well. is that the right decision in your view? have - missions was well. is that the right decision in your view? have they i decision in your view? have they made the right decision about the decades ahead? t made the right decision about the decades ahead?— decades ahead? i think they have made the right _ decades ahead? i think they have made the right decision. - decades ahead? i think they have made the right decision. there i decades ahead? i think they have i made the right decision. there was an argument about whether they should bypass the move altogether and go straight to mars, but to put it into perspective the lower earth orbit is 400,000 commuters, mars could be up to 400 million kilometres away, huge quantum leap between going to the moon on a 3—4 day mission and going to mars on a three—year mission. fight! day mission and going to mars on a three-year mission.— day mission and going to mars on a three-year mission. and as we said, a few glitches _ three-year mission. and as we said, a few glitches today. _ three-year mission. and as we said, a few glitches today. i _ three-year mission. and as we said, a few glitches today. i suppose - three-year mission. and as we said, a few glitches today. i suppose in i a few glitches today. i suppose in some ways that is a need to be expectedwe were all excited about the potential launch at 1:30pm today, it didn't happen, but these things do happen? yes. today, it didn't happen, but these things do happen?— things do happen? yes, it was disappointing _ things do happen? yes, it was disappointing because - things do happen? yes, it was disappointing because when i things do happen? yes, it was i disappointing because when they discovered that initial crack that

they thought might have been the core it was actuallyjust they thought might have been the core it was actually just the insulation. everybody got very excited because that wasn't a huge issue and we knew we could launch with that, but when we started talking about the engine, i think most people realise that was much more serious stuff i confident they will be able to sort this out by friday? if they have to get this thing back in the assembly building, thatis thing back in the assembly building, that is a big delay. if they can change it on the pad or resolve the issue on the pad, that is not as much of a problem.— issue on the pad, that is not as much of a problem. ok, let's keep our fingers — much of a problem. ok, let's keep our fingers crossed _ much of a problem. ok, let's keep our fingers crossed and _ much of a problem. ok, let's keep our fingers crossed and hope i much of a problem. ok, let's keep our fingers crossed and hope for. much of a problem. ok, let's keep. our fingers crossed and hope for the very best. tim peake, thank you very much. let's see what the weather is doing from matt taylor. hello, a few showers dotted around today, the odd isolated one, but for the vast majority a dry start to the weak and the bank holiday for most of you. 7 conditions sunny, 24 degrees here as we head towards the evening, but a cooler day across eastern counties of scotland and england with an onshore breeze. the breeze always

strung across southern counties of england through this evening and overnight, and in east anglia and the south—east cloud popping up towards tomorrow morning, that. the temperature dropping too much, but any cloud breaks down into single figures in the countryside and a bit fresher in some rural parts of england and wales. we will start with lots of sunshine tomorrow, another sunny day to come, because in scotland breaking up a bit more readily, one or two showers in the west and the greater chance of cloud and showers in the east and more particularly east anglia, where temperatures will be down in the breeze, up to 23—24 in the south—west of england and in wales. goodbye for now.

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