we would start aug 7th on d w. this is d.w. news live from berlin brought back to earth with a splash 2 u.s. astronauts have just made space travel history successfully ending the 1st private test flight into space it's also the 1st splashdown for nasa astronauts since the $970.00 s. . also coming up a state of disaster is declared in the australian state of victoria we can not a little bit of good result was we can no longer simply. this day premier

announces new restrictions after a 2nd lockdown failed to contain a spike in corona virus cases. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us 2 u.s. astronauts have splash down in the gulf of mexico on board space x. says dragon capsule successfully and day of the 1st private test flight into space astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken left the vessel after receiving end is still medical checks after some more checks they will be flown to houston to be reunited with their families the men spent 2 months of the international space station and they were the 1st astronauts to be launched from u.s. soil since 2011. more about the

spectacular landing in a minute but 1st here's a quick look back at that historic space mission very few but here it's something not seen for a decade are you going to feel that there are you think there can be modified a space ship carrying astronauts blasting off u.s. soil. right you know the american space flight. in may this year u.s. astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken boarded the falcon 9 rocket and took off to the international space station it was significant for 2 reasons not since 2011 had the united states launched a spacecraft carrying astronauts after the retirement of the space shuttle u.s. astronauts had been relying on russian ships to get to the international space station. it was also the 1st mission to the i s s with

a privately built spacecraft the falcon 9 rocket a product of the space x. company built in collaboration with nasa. been able to fly a 1st flight of a vehicle as a test pilot is is it once in a generational type of opportunity so obviously i'm very thankful for it. once the ship reached low orbit successfully the 1st real test was docking with the international space station. a few tense minutes passed before the tooth was safely on board. it was then time to get to work but the astronauts completing multiple spacewalks to complete essential maintenance and safety checks of the space station. it really is something that you're aware of that you are on the very edge of the space station some of the signs out there say dead end and it's true that you don't want to keep going in that direction in my she really know

what your doing. it was then time to return to earth with bob and doug back in their capsule it lit thrusters to safely push it away from the international space station 35 pm pacific and with bob and doug have concluded their stay aboard the international space station they're on their way back to planet earth and now they've returned with this flash earlier i spoke with keith cowing the editor of the space news website nasa watch dot com and i asked him what he made of that landing well it was sort of like nature will really when i was a little cute in the sixty's one word you could point to this is. well we have mentioned that this splash down technique is a rather old fashioned way of bringing a space crew back to earth why did nasa decide to introduce this method for this landing. well it's interesting because there's another spacecraft that boeing is

flying which can land on the land so there's going to russians have been living on land for half a century the chinese are doing are one in one way to do it we've got a lot of ocean around us and so it's actually kind of useful and be easier to land in the ocean you know for you we did this at 1st new commercial free during apollo programs program here a screenshot recorder percentage lead like an airplane so this is one of those things that used to do now we're doing everything in because we're now ok as i was watching this i was really wondering what does it feel like for the astronauts in that capsule coming at such velocity through the atmosphere and then can i say crashing into the water landing in the water can you tell us a bit what it must feel like for them with a little training literally anybody can do it that's not the spirit of our 1st scary part is being inside of something that's fun louis inspiring the outside looking at 17500 miles an hour to go into the atmosphere and shaking and so forth

and then show you the persians go out and then pretty much it's calm right down apparently the ocean is very smooth today so it would look very calm lady so it's a lot of choir very hurry up and wait and then you're home to. what would you say was the major achievement of this mission in the area of making sure that they get out of there well surprised to be i don't think you could logically if there's a spacecraft sloan before it is. not a spacecraft that has flown a dozen times that's why it's used in many ways like others face death or done so that's not the new thing the new thing is the approach whereby the spacecraft was designed to cure and that was done through the private sector and of course a lot of what in space x. be the 1st ones to tell you that not a lot of the trailblazing. would have been able to do this but the trick here is one thing does it look like a nasa space. i mean you've got now the private sector who could make this

newsgroup really look like it's a feature is declining not a species but moreover this is what's more economically and they could probably do it or frequently with the same space yes and be able to do so the most important thing is that they found a way to make what is usually considered to be. cheaper and therefore if it's cheaper it becomes even more routine and if it's more routine are we going to see space tourism has this mission pave the way for something like that in the near future. apparently in-house tom cruise is apparently what some seats on a space x. like to suit a movie or he'll be working i'm sure that the tax accountants and so he's working but you know he's flying up there with her. thirty's or a commercial passengers flying of space there's no much in space now so that's not a new idea but i think when you see that there's more ways to get more people up

here they're just really the result is more people will be up there for reasons whether they're doing science let's do it kate cowing editor at nasa watch dot com thank you so very much great to talk to you the pleasure. let's turn our attention to afghanistan now where the so-called islamic state has claimed responsibility for an attack on a prison in the east of the country it happened in the city of jalalabad where at least 3 bombs exploded outside a jail complex and multiple gunmen battle security forces several people are dead and dozens more injured the attack comes a day after a senior islam extent commander was killed by afghan special forces for the latest on this developing story i'm joined now by ali latif he was a journalist in kabul so ali what is the situation on the ground right now in jalalabad. so the situation on the ground is still hectic you know there are

inmates from the prison that were released some escaped some turned themselves back into the security forces and there's footage of some saying that they skate for their own protection because they have no allegiance to the so-called islamic state group or to the fall of all or any other armed group but they just had to get out of the compound and police special forces are there but what's really important about this attack is that these so-called islamic state forces are the ones who claimed responsibility as you said earlier their intelligence director was killed. actually just yesterday near the city of jalalabad and what's most important about this attack and the fact that these forces claiming to be or the so-called islamic state are the ones that are claiming responsibility for it is that in november 2019 on president travel tending a heart the province was which was considered a major base for these forces and said that they had essentially eliminated all of

within that province and essentially in afghanistan because that was their major stronghold in the country and at the time he said you know there are only loose fragments left who are on the run who cannot stage major attacks and now we've seen just in the last few months you know they've staged an attack on a sikh temple in kabul they stage an attack on a maternity ward also in kabul run by myself which eventually led m.s.f. to shut down the maternity ward and now again in jalalabad a city which has been a frequent target of their attacks so you know it leaves a lot of questions about the security situation in of on its own and what these so-called dieties forces are really able to. how they're able to operate and what it means that they were supposedly eliminated in november 200-1000. porting from kabul thank you so very much for that update. hugh the australian

state of victoria has declared a state of disaster amid a surge in corona virus infections a range of new lockdown measures has also been imposed including and night time curfew for the city of melbourne this comes after previous lockdown measures failed to curb a spike in new code cases. their last moments of freedom before the curfew came into effect the new measures are the country strictest to date melbourne is already under a 6 week lockdown but the infection numbers are still rising victoria's premier has now declared a state of disaster. we can not longer have people visiting although as we can no longer have people simply asking about for no good reason whatsoever it is not an easy decision to mike but it is the decision that is necessary and that is war or have my date and that's war police will be out in force and you will be stopped and you will be asked then you will need to demonstrate that you are lawfully out and

that you are not breaching the curfew the premier said people are not taking the virus seriously enough officials reported that one quarter of those who recently tested positive had violated lockdown rules. authorities now have greater powers over melbourne's $5000000.00 residents additional restrictions for workplaces are to be announced on monday the latest stay at home order will be in effect for at least 6 weeks. well astray is not the only country experiencing a surge in corona virus infections germany has also seen a spike in domestic cases in recent weeks but that didn't stop nearly 20000 people from holding a rally in the capital berlin on saturday to protest against coronavirus restrictions german leaders have slammed the rally as irresponsible. saturday's protest in berlin mccance the rules to fight the coronavirus

demonstrators failed to keep their distance from each other and they didn't wear masks either politicians are outraged. these are. on the one hand they're exercising their right to protest but there are rules which they disregard their. havior is playing with people's lives you make him leave them on the image side and freedom and responsibility go hand in hand there's the freedom to exercise one's right to demonstrate but also a responsibility to abide by the rules. instead of a relaxation of the restrictions that vary in state premier mockers zuda would rather see a tougher enforcement by authorities to fight the virus if the police the people who come from risk areas don't take it coronavirus test or refuse to take one along with those who deliberately violate the measures must face a fine otherwise all of this makes little sense. of infections rise in germany the best way to deal with the pandemic looks set to cause further debate.

formula one now and britain's lewis hamilton has claimed victory at his home for a free at silverstone not even a huge slice of bad fortune because tom hamilton from extending his lead in the driver's championship to 30 points. there were no home funds to cheer on lewis hamilton at silverstone but there was certainly plenty of patriotism on display a world war 2 era spitfire paid tribute to the efforts of the u.k.'s emergency services during the pandemic before hamilton predictably soared away from the pack . the britain's performance was so dominant that red bulls much for shut up and a distant 2nd decided to make a late pit stop it was a costly move that meant the young dutchman couldn't take advantage when hamilton's front left tire blew on his last lap the mercedes month somehow trundled over the line and even he couldn't quite believe it was such. that it

afterwards the relief was plain. to. the 80 seven's win for hamilton then that puts him just 4 away from michael schumacher all time record. and that's the latest on our team thanks for watching. in the right of climate change. for. what's in store. for the future. pretty major city. in sight.