ah, 3 years that would change the world for ever let jones journey around the world. star september 7th on dw ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, counting down to lift off the hopes its powerful new rocket will not the start of a new era of space expert exploration and eventually return human kind to the moon for the 1st time in 50 years, also coming off a team from the u. n,

cuz it has finally been given permission to visit ukraine's shop for region nuclear plants. wealth powers warned the dangers of a nuclear calamity. attacks that are wrapped up on the number of dead and displaced is increasing by the hours pakistan struggle to cope the devastating monsoon floods . the government is cooling at a climate catastrophe. ah, many keeps mccann and welcome to the program. the u. s. space agency in nasa is counting down to a high stakes luna launch kicking off. it's autonomous moon mission. these pictures are coming to us live from cape canaveral in florida, where the space launch system broke it and it's unmanned caps. you'll odd you to blast off. just over half an hour from now,

but through report to the fuel leak and a possible crack in some thermal material could now delay the launch engineer's array thing to fix the problems. and will of course be keeping an eye on the situation at the kennedy space and to that the thirst we have this look at nasa's most ambitious moon mission. in half a century alive. look at nasa space launch system rockets and orion spacecraft ready on launch pad $39.00, b in less than 2 days. the rocket is ready and so is the u. s. space agency this year. this is the us single step that starts the journey of a 1000 miles buckle up. everybody. we're going for ride to the moon, charlie latha. it's been half a century and nasa is feeling the pressure on as a new creation. it is a new rocket in a new spacecraft to send humans to the moon on the very next flight. this is something that has not been done in over 50 years and is incredibly difficult

or, or buy up with a lot has changed on it since neil armstrong uttered those iconic woods these days, they are better cameras and foss, superior technology, the apollo, why computer, i have heard out about the same memory and processing power as the bob on your car key. think about that for minute. we flew to moon that for the international space station. what's also evolved is society. one of the stated ambitions of the auto mas mission is to put the 1st woman and person of color on the main likely astronaut jessica watkins. i certainly would, would be a jess absolutely thrilled to be able to be a part of the effort to, to go to another planetary surface,

whether it be the moon or mars. the latter goal looms large in nasa sites. the agency views the ottoman program as a stepping stone for a voyage to the red planet and the establishment of infrastructure in space. need. we need landing pads, we need communication systems, we need distributed power, and we hope to have a sustainable presence on the moon. maybe with our bases research stations on the moon, maybe with industry on the moon. we would like to demonstrate technologies and operations to live and work on a planetary surface, other than her power of 50 years after they made history on the surface of the moon . it's clear that nasa is eager to do it again. but before the american dream of living there can become a reality. monday's test flight will need to be a success. from rural on all of this, we can talk to sofa a bonnie from d w. science highs off the car. now the build up to launch hasn't quite gotten to

plan. can you tell us a bit about the challenges that nasir is facing right now? it hasn't gone to plan, has it really erm? look, they've been experiencing some leaks or, or suspected leaks on the, the call state. so if you look at the rocket, the big thing in the middle, the orange thing, the cost they drill, the fuel goes in. and also they've been having some trouble configuring some of the rockets or the, the, the, the, the, the engines excuse me, to, to, to, to, to blast this rocket into, into space. and the funny thing is i say that word sort of advisedly is that they've known about this leaks issue for a while. me leaks are common and there is a sort of sort of acceptable level of leaks with a fuel stage on a rocket. but sir nasa, the american space agency released a document report in april in which this very thing was addressed. this issue of

fuel leaks that there was, it was difficult to know how the call stage of the rocket would respond once it was being filled with these many, many thousands of liters or gallons of fuel liquid hydrogen liquid oxygen. you know this, this propellant that has to get the huge thing into space. and so that was down to the fact that they received material such as the ryan spacecraft, late course. we've had a pandemic in the last couple of years. so that all plays into it, but they are trying to deal with it and they have been making some fixes. so, you know, they're slight sending that thing as craft fingers crossed, that they get there, that they manage that and thought out all of these variety of challenges that you know, once it's ready to go, this test flight really does need to be a success, doesn't it? can you give us a sense of what's at stake here? yeah, i mean, it really does have to be a success. i think you can see it when you see images of people from math or even the arsenal to talk excitedly about this launch. you know, there is

a certain sense of trepidation as well. you can just read it in their eyes. they know that this is a huge projects. it's a big moment to in the earth's history to be quite frank and to, to use eyeball there. i'm never pronounce that we're probably, but you know what? i mean? it's a huge moment. there's a lot of political tension on them at the moment. it's very like the last time people earthlings try to get to the moon in the 900 sixties and seventies with political instability, a lot of money. and we're talking about a food insecurity at the moment. so they really have to get this right after make sure that they can prove that the money was well spent and that is going to benefit humanity. and this 1st test is the one that will show them whether the rockets going to do it, whether the spacecraft is going to do it as a european service module on board as well. that's going to repel the, the crew. what would be the crew will be the crew if this goes well towards the moon. and so there is a lot riding on this, and i think that's a nasa, the europeans who have been involved in this. and indeed,

every country in the world, we watching this eagerly those who are interested in this sort of thing. not only for technical reasons of cultural reasons, we've heard want to get women and people of color in more into space, but definitely onto the surf the moon of mars. i'm also to be really watching this because this is an important moment in history. so it's a big deal, and yet today's mission, of course it's just the start. just tell us briefly a little bit more about the vision for this program. because of the, in a brief sense of 2025 is when they want to get to the moon or sorry, get people on the moon. so this'll be the 1st one. if this mission manages to wrap itself around the moon and come back by the 10th of october, that's all good. the splash down has to work, they have to be retrieved the spacecraft. then we'll set up another mission with a crew, but that will not land on the moon that will just orbit the moon. and then as the same 2025, the idea is to land on the moon. further down the track, building habitats on the moon, extracting resources from the moon. because of course we've run out of resources

here on planet earth. we also want to build a space station around the moon so that we can jump off from that place and get to other places in deep space is a really big vision for, in a sense what people are seeing as maybe not the 2nd act in human life but maybe the 3rd and the whole fact, you know, in human life, if in the we get that far. so that's sort of the vision. it's gonna take like an exciting staff. absolutely, and we will be watching closely in the next few. i've filth, garrett bonnie from dailey, science, thank now i expect from the international atomic energy agency are on the way to ukraine's chaper asia nuclear power plant, which has been captured by russian forces i. e. a head. raphael grossi says the team will visit a plant later this week about says, concern grows over security at the site. russia and ukraine are accusing each other

of artillery strikes in the vicinity. and the attacks of fueling fears of a catastrophic radiation league official say radiation levels are still norwalk, the people living in the area are preparing for the worst people are queueing up in towns near the zap, leisure power plant for this green tablet it's iodine and could help protect them against a radioactive leak. pillow tissue, we will to all them adults should take one tablet. i have a child, they should take half a tablet, a computer with google, and they've been worried about a nuclear disaster since earlier. the seal ross soon after russia invaded ukraine. ah, with a polish we brought up the 1st diamond window. when the plant was shown, the frost, i'm with emergency workers are training for the worst moving victims who have been exposed to radioactive cloud,

cleaning them and testing levels of radiation on each other does up or is your power plant as europe's largest nuclear facility, ukrainian workers have continued to run it throughout the war, but it's occupied by russian forces. but you currencies compromises safety with with, if they could come by and where there's lots of heavy equipment and the plans in country compet vehicle trucks on in the tank. so sudden in the vine, the worst of all is that in the last 3 weeks, they put this equipment near the power units. number one, and number 2, them buffy means there are now like mines in all of russia and ukraine. blame each other for shelling around the facility as the power plant stands exposed especially w's. young phillips writes his in keys earlier, and i asked him some more about the u. n's pending visit to the chaparral plant. here the international inspectors are already on their way to ukraine and they will

probably arrive at the plant in the 2nd half of the week. their mission is to assess the damage at the plant, but they also want to check all the security systems in place. and they also want to see the general conditions of the workers there. most expert sir saw such a trip to be imminent, especially after president putin gave up his opposition to the plan that the inspectors trebled through non occupied ukrainian territory and to the inspectors. i definitely highly welcome here in ukraine. a lot of people still have a fiercer regarding a possible nuclear disaster. we have received many reports of renewed fighting in the area. local officials say 10 people were wounded last night and they have been renewed. our order just to now we're here and contradictory accounts from ukraine and russia about what's going on at the chaper he had planned or accusing one

another of shelling the area. is there any way to verify what's actually happening there? there is no way for international report has to directly travel to the side. so we cannot verify any claim, sir, 1st hand at the moment. but we have been able to talk to many employees there and we have also been able to talk to the towns may or the town where the nuclear power plant is located. and at the same time we have the history of rush as disinformation campaigns, disinformation. that's, it's easily 2, it's easy to, to falsify. so yes, we can say, with almost a 100 percent certainty that russia is using, besides a, as a minute for military purposes and best that they have been fall flag attacks by russia in the past. but at the same time, it's also very, very likely vege ukrainian troops have attacked the plant several times in the past

weeks. and also the mayor when we asked him about this, did not deny that that was also fighting the wrong plant caused by ukrainian troops, confusing situation. young phillip shots and keith, thank you so much. now in the last few days, young philip sites travel that to one of the frontline regions of the war. in easton, ukraine, or russia's territorial gains have been limited. he were net bear with ukrainians who are trying to get on with their lives. despite the ongoing danger of war. we are on the road in eastern ukraine, 20 kilometers from the front line in the last small town before the combat zone. signs of war, all around at the local supermarket, soldiers do their weekly grocery shopping before heading back to the trenches. the situation is tense. in recent days, the russians have stepped up their attacks in this semi abandoned frontline town

deanna and our lena one to serve the best cappuccino east of give 2 of our sometimes we hear the missiles flying over us and we hear them exploding. it's scary. it sounds always so terrifying, but we try to get on with our work. i don't mean that i was supposed to read to them at 1st. they're small conflict zone. cafe was an insider tip. now soldiers often queue up outside for half an hour of peace and a slice of homemade cake. ricky was, when we get a break from the fighting, we come straight here, full coffee. local deanna is proud that they haven't closed their cafe for a single day since the war started. only once, have they been forced to take evasive action when russian strikes came really close and people ran for shelter? political it, when we heard the shelling, we went to hide in the safe days and after a few minutes we went back to work with the women have set up their own small

emergency aids center directly above the cafe. here they collect food medicine and hygiene products. for families fleeing the surrounding villages, some of it has donated some they buy with their own money liberal, my lawyers to partially try to help the smaller children who arrive here from the occupied territories. we have everything, diapers, close toys, all the things they need to feel better today. but he has had edge of touch up, which while i said the dover, diana, and alina have got used to working in a cafe on the front line, still the hope one day to use the emergency room again for its original purpose. having a good time, the german chumps i will have shot it says announced plans for a conference to help organize the reconstruction of ukraine in the wake of russia's invasion. charlotte said germany would continue helping rebuild ukraine's defense systems for as long as necessary. speaking in prague on the future of european

policy, the chancellor expressed support for a proposal by francis president manuel michael calling for greater political dialogue between states. he also promised backing for the extension of the you to include the western bulk of nations, moldova, georgia, and ukraine. the name was lance under. we aren't taking russia's attack on peace in europe lying down. we will not stand idly by and what women men and children being killed in the front or free countries being rubbed off the map and disappearing behind wools or iron curtains. its work slowing, we don't want to go back to the 19th 20th century with the walls of occupation and totalitarian accesses on the hour. europe is united in peace and freedom and is open to all european nations who share our values. above all. however, it is an active rejection of imperialism and autocracy. this most on auto cult

t w's. alexander phenomena is in prague and was listening to the chancellor speech . and i asked earlier what his main message was. well, i think his main message was his vision of a europe of the future of the european union. he made clear that he won. so europe to be united to be stronger, bolder, and to better equipped to face her and to me to death challenges that are lying to had for instance, he proposed that the european union should move away from unanimity on foreign policy decisions to met majority decisions, he also said that he's in favor, you know, committed to the enlargement of the european union that but that 1st, the european union needs to reform itself to be capable of welcoming new members. so he wants a stronger you are p and union and he has made clear he in proc that germany is

committed to working together that with other you partner still make it happen. now europe right now is grappling with a serious energy crisis because of the russians invasion of ukraine. how did shell it's address latin who speech well, he of course spoke about the struggle that germany and teeth government is faced with now to be less dependent on energy supplied from russian, russian gas. he also stress dead germany. it's ready to show solidarity with other you members, for instance, with the land lock countries such as the check republic a. but he also a stressed to that you were and union is making progress to work together with regards to energy supplies in the future. and he mentioned that they have already agreed on a reduction targets on gas consumption, for instance. now,

european unity is of course seen as key in the face of the conflict and ukraine, and that was a key part of his speech, wasn't it? yes, it was the front and center of he's speech definitely. we need to remember that only a few days up to russia invaded to crane. he already held as a peach in which he described russia's war on ukraine as the turning point of the european union. however, some experts and observers were saying that he needs to follow up with more details with more proposal, how to deal with the conflict, what to do to support ukraine. and that is also what he spoke about in his speech promising ukraine to deliver more state of the art weapons to, to, to make it possible for the ukrainians to defend their country in the future permanently. and he also said that germany is committed to supporting ukraine

financially political in every possible way in the future. alexandra, thank you. that's d w alexander phenomena in prague. okay, let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. baghdad authorities have announced a curfew now that's following an announcement by influential iraqi cleric looked at al serra that he is quitting politics. i'll sat as followers have held weeks of protests calling for reform, and their leaders move has sparked fears of unrest. iraq has had no president or prime minister since elections were held last october. 6 the u. s. navy says 2 of its warships have sailed through the taiwan strait. it's the 1st such so show of, for since a recent escalation of tensions between china and us back ty, one, the self ruled island is under constant threat from mainland china, which says that could use military action to bring tie one on the control.

now tens of millions of people are facing destitution in pakistan as the country struggles to cope with the worst monsoon floods in a decade. authority said, the catastrophe is the result of climate change caused by the burning of fossil fuels. some international aid has begun to arrive, but many say they have lost everything. pakistan's foreign minister that the situation was so devastating, he was barely able to put it into words. drone images reveal the extent of the devastation near pakistan's indoors river. the floods have destroyed bridges and washed away many roads, forcing authorities to use boats, military plains, and helicopters to carry out difficult rescue operations. the government says one in 7 pakistanis are affected by these floods. that's more than 33000000 people. that are absolutely devastating. i haven't seen any for

any destruction or devastation of this scale. i find it very difficult to put into words. the phraseology that we use to whether it's monsoon rains, or flooding doesn't quite seem to encapsulate the ongoing devastation and disaster that we're still witnessing relief efforts. are underway across the country. still, many flood victims feel abandoned by the government's blood of gall. and while there live by a lot of water entered our village, our homes are submerged law. some of our relatives have died were not receiving any relief from the government of there's also worry about what still to come monsoon season isn't over yet. more rain and flooding as expected and could leave a 3rd of the country under water.

ah, newly promoted breyman and europa league, when, as frankfort rounded off, the one weekend's bundis league match, as it was a case of saving the best for last, there were no shortage of gulls with frankfort eventually coming out on top. frank that were all smiles after their 1st ever champions league draw this week bout without to win yet this season and with key play a date g canada room to be leaving the club. there was cause for concern not so at breyman, who were in fine spirits after beating dormant last weekend. thanks to new signing oliver burke. but it was visitors, frankfurt who started on fire mario gut. so with the opener, the mid field, a scoring his 1st goal since arriving at the club in just a 2nd minute. raymond struck back though antony young hammond in the equalizer in the 14th minutes. and there was plenty more action to come before half time. first,

breyman took the lead through leonardo bitten courts header, the frankfurt defense, nowhere to be found, leaving keeper kevin trap stranded then it was frankfurt, turned to school again, randal colo, milani's fancy, footwork, making it to, to with just over half an hour on the clock. but that wasn't all. yes, but lindstrom kept an incredible 1st half with a delicate chip, the pen and swinging frankfurt way again at the end of a frantic 1st half. and after the break, they picked up where they left off jib real. so curling home to make it for 2 that appeared to be that until breyman were awarded a penalty. in stoppage time, nicholas food, true converted, and raymond needed just one more gold for a drawer. but frankfort, just about held on for a, for 3,

when their 1st league victory of the new campaign. let's take a look at the bunder slager table after matched a 4 by and stay on top, just barely ahead of the surprising anew in berlin. an glad bar drop at to 6, and looking up from the bottom of the league, the relegation zone is now made up of shocker hatter and bottom. now we want to brief, you to take briefly take you back to the kennedy space center in florida, where the rocket launch for phase one of nasa's new multi $1000000000.00 artemus moon mission remains at risk of being delayed. you can see the space launch system rocket and it's unmanned capsule sitting there on the launch pad. thunderstorms had initially delayed the fueling process and there were some reports of some technical issues including a possible fuel leak. and a problem with the operating temperature, nasa only have a 2 hour window for this launch. so we're gonna have to wait and see when left off

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