in 2008 india's 1st moon mission chandrayaan one which hit the moon and helped them firm the presence of water but it didn't make a landing. under prime minister narendra modi the country has stepped up its ambitions in space 2013 so india's 1st interplanetary venture the launch of an overture to mars. with this latest mission india wants to cement its status as a leader in space technology by becoming only the 4th country in the world to perform a soft landing and put a rover in the moon. and it has even more ambitious plans the 1st manned mission into space is shield for 2022 and soon after that the creation of india's own space station. and someone with intimate knowledge of india's plans for space and the upcoming chandrayaan 2 mission is science journalist and author bob love barbara good to have you on the program now in their plans to. land the rover on the salt form of the moon how significant is that. well and because of song paula good morning it's very significant no other country has gone as well to the south all as india is going if you recall most of the landings or the

india space agency is blaming a technical snag for the delayed launch of its 2nd mission to the moon chandrayaan 2 is jus to carry a lunar lander and remotely operated rover to the unexplored south pole it's pretty to say 11 years ago helped to discover water molecules francisco diego is a senior research fellow at the department of physics and astronomy at the university college london he says global unity is the key to future space exploration. kind of even like a kind of space race between the asian countries actually china india and japan but i think it's a very healthy competition in this case india is going to continue with. chandra and one that discover water in the near the south pole of the moon a notch and i and 2 is going to be launching through that area with a line there and we thought rover to explore the possibilities of finding what there you know more you know more that act way with more that the evidence so it is very complimentary to what all the nations are doing it is called. welcome if you're just joining us 30 minutes past the hour these are your top stories the latest dip

india is gone to the moon as the chandrayaan to broadcast successfully lifson the unmanned spacecraft is headed to earth satellite on a mission they could see india become the 4th teacher to land a probe on twitter surfaced and. a big win for ukraine's president a lot of resilience his party claims an outright majority after sunday's parliamentary elections can you now deliver on promises reforms and bring peace to eastern ukraine. both. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program british prime minister theresa may. has held a meeting of her cobra emergency committee to discuss downing street response to the iranian seizure of a british flagged tanker on the strait of hormuz on friday the foreign minister jeremy hunt seen here arriving at downing street for that meeting will update the house of commons on the situation later today amid reports that the government is considering freezing the iranian regime's assets now the senate imperial was seized by the iranian revolutionary guard in the key shipping route of the strait of hormuz after tehran says that it was violating international mari

dreams but it didn't happen at least not on monday the launch of india's much anticipated moon mission chandrayaan 2 was called off in the last hour for technical reasons they did not have. this is i eat my food because it's nice. i have. they are are. we were. and who they were. at stake was also the $140000000.00 u.s. dollars the indian government has so far spent on this mission even at that rate it is one of the cheapest ever more missions it aims to deploy a land on the moon to look for water the surface and analyze composition on board is a robotic volvo meant to probe the moon as yet unexplored something if successful india would become just the 4th country in the world to achieve a soft landing on the new no surface. so india's mission put on hold ri spoke to roger. a senior fellow and head of the nuclear and space policy initiative at the observer research foundation in delhi we asked about this so-called technical snag that stopped the launch. i just part of the time this not much information available on the. technical problems that the chance that tool has run into. this or has just co

this news coming to you live from berlin india is off to the moon as the chandrayaan 2 rocket successfully lifts off to. beat. the uk the land spacecraft is heading for the dark side of the moon to perform a soft landing of the rule book vehicle that would see india becoming just the 4th nation to land to probe on the 2 that surfaced. coming up another weekend of antigovernment protests in hong kong ends in violence police fired tear gas and drug addicts to disperse thousands of demonstrators and as for testers seek refuge in a train station attacked by photogs to beat a gang member but. the tabby cat. and another big win for ukraine's president exit polls give voice to music and peace party a commanding lead after sunday's fundamentally elections and possibly absolute majority that he's hoping for. one of a warm welcome to you i'm cheema india has successfully launched an unmanned spacecraft to the far side of the mon the children on 2 took off from the satish dove in space center to cheer on some tauzin on lookers. the launch had been delayed a week due to a technical glitch the children

media say that they have put the launch of the chandrayaan 2 on hold due to technical issues the country was just minutes away from launching its 1st moon landing mission and the ambitious chandrayaan to include a robot rover that will explore the lunar surface close to the moon south pole if all goes to plan it will be the 1st mission to land in that region. that i am to india's most challenging mission so far a highly complex undertaking. the spacecraft should reach its destination at the beginning of august when it enters an elliptical orbit of the moon. then it will approach the lunar surface. where the landing robot vic separates from the craft the most exciting phase begins india's 1st soft landing on the moon. the selected landing site is about 600 kilometers from the lunar south pole a region of craters that has literally been on the dark side of the moon for billions of years the blue markings here show where satellites have spotted frozen ice in creators given the high plateau the landing robot should touch down gently amid rock that is older than anything on earth. after landing the crown will open its doors and release india

this is coming to you live from bali and india is off to the moon as the chandrayaan tours rocket successfully lifts off. the big. spacecraft is heading for the dark side of the moon to perform the soft landing of the of a vehicle.

there's a new emerging powers india is trying to become the 4th nation to land a probe on the moon the chandrayaan 2 mission hopes to land a lunar rover close to the south pole sometime in september the area of the moon has not been explored before there it hopes to find signs of water and he i'm sorry this thought to be 1000000 metric tons of helium 3 on the moon only about $250000.00 tons could realistically be mined but that would be enough to power the earth for at least 2 centuries each ton is estimated to be worth $5000000000.00 there are problems in getting helium 3 to earth though but because it is not radioactive it would not produce dangerous waste. on the indian space research organisations mission is expected to cost just $125000000.00 india has built a reputation for its low cost space exploration its budget of $1700000000.00 a year is just a 10th of nasa says 19000000000 india's 1st mission to the moon in october 2008 discovered water molecules on the surface we're joining me now from london is talk to ian crawford professor of planetary science and astrobiology at birkbeck college u

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the chandrayaan—2, which means moon vehicle, was successfully launched — after it was called off lastst spacecraft to land on the south pole of the moon. here's the latest from our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan in delhi. into this guys and off to the moon. from a small island by the bay of bengal, india's space dreams sordid to new heights. the unmanned lunar mission, chandrayaan—2, was launched successfully. there was relief at the control centre... and across the country. cheering. iam country. cheering. i am really happy that india is launching chandrayaan—2. and i'm proud to be an indian. it is a huge opportunity for india to take this amongst the great countries that are leading in astronomy, like the us, russia, china. this mission is aiming to become the first to land on the unexplored lunar south pole, marital search for water and collect more data about them in —— where it will search. indian prime minister narendra modi says he hopes this lodge will encourage more young people to take an interest in scientific research and innovation. there's huge excitement h

the chandrayaan two, which means moon vehicle, was successfully launched — after it was called off lastthe south pole of the moon. let's speak to our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan in delhi. this comes straight after the 50th anniversary of apollo 11, who significant is this mission for india? this is an historic moment for the country, at 2.a3pm from a small island off the bay of bengal independents away‘s space dreams soared to new height. chandrayaan 2 is due to land in september when it is due to land in september when it is expected to searchest search for water and examine the moon's surface, if successful india will become the fourth country to soft land on the moon, joining india, china, and russia to do so. now india's space ambitions are growing, the country's prime minister says that he is opening to send an indian into orbit by the year 2022. in the past some people have questioned whether this country should be investing in this sort of thing, while millions continue to live in poverty, but those behind today's mission say it was a relatively low cost programm

moon . you know. this is the chandrayaan 2 took off from the city stuff in space center to cheer and soon thousands of onlookers the launch had been delayed for weeks due to a technical glitch richard rayyan 2 carries an orbiter lander and drover if you travel for 2 months before the lander. touches down on the. road a robotic rover drug will then spend 14 days collecting mineral and chemical samples for analysis the mission is a major step forward in india's efforts to become a space superpower up to now only the united states russia and china have landed spacecraft on the moon. joining me now from delhi is dr jewish very political parlance she's the head of the nuclear and space policy initiative a few observer research foundation that's a think tank based in the indian capital welcome largish really a big moment for india and its space program what did you feel when you search on the un to lift off today. no i think this is been an exciting moment not just far is throw the indian space to such organization india as a whole but also for the whole this is become such a prestigious moment because ther

well india is heading to the moon today a rocket carrying me carrying the chandrayaan 2 lunar lander is due to blast off in just a few hours time that is if everything goes according to plan this is the 2nd attempt to launch the probe after a technical glitch caused the mission to be aborted just one hour before launch last week. chandrayaan 2 is india's most challenging mission so far a highly complex undertaking. the spacecraft should reach its destination in the 2nd week of august when it enters an elliptical orbit of the moon. then it will approach the lunar surface. when the landing robot separates from the craft the most exciting phase begins india's 1st soft landing on the moon. to select a landing site is about 600 kilometers from the lunar south pole a region of craters on the dock side of the moon. the blue markings here chauffeurs in ice in craters i spotted by satellites. given the high plateau the landing robot should touch down gently ancient rocks. after landing will open its doors and release india's 1st lunar rover on to the surface small as a briefcase it can travel

rover that will explore the lunar surface close to the moon's south pole if all goes to plan it will be the 1st mission to land in that region. chandrayaan to india's most challenging mission so far a highly complex undertaking. the spacecraft should reach its destination at the beginning of august when it enters an elliptical orbit of the moon. then it will approach the lunar surface. with a landing robot vick separates from the craft the most exciting phase begins india's 1st soft landing on the moon. the. selective landing site is about 600 kilometers from the lunar south pole a region of craters that has literally been on the dark side of the moon for billions of years the blue markings here show where satellites have spotted frozen ice craters given the high plateau the landing robot should touch down gently amid rock that is older than anything on earth. after landing opened its doors and released india's 1st lunar rover on to the surface. small as a briefcase it can cover up to 500 meters. with its instruments the rover will measure water bearing minerals in the lunar rock as well as the concentration of elements such as aluminum

on india's eastern coast ok mission control tweeted earlier that the chandrayaan 2 is ready to take a 1000000000 dreams to the moon what is this launch me for india's space program. well so this is really india's most complex space mission to date you know the timeline to when attempt a soft landing on the kind of yet unexplored untaught to the south polar region off the moon this is never been done before and if successful india would really become only the 4th country in the world to carry this off off russia and china and of course if this is successful it would really profit india into red to fight company off you know spacefaring nations like the u.s. and russia and of course it would be a huge technological achievement for india's space isn't c. and a big boost of course for india's going space some distance ok we're getting live images you just want to look at them for a 2nd song and we just passed as a 2827 we're getting the countdown now for the last launch of the chandrayaan 2 lunar probe. we're going to follow the countdown this is so exciting it means so much not only of course everyone we've been look

the chandrayaan two, which means moon vehicle, was successfully launched after it was called off lastespondent rajini vaidyanathan in delhi. this is a historic moment for the country. this is an historic moment for the country, at 2.43pm from a small island off the bay of bengal independents away‘s space dreams soared to new height. chandrayaan 2 is due to land in september when it is expected to searchest search for water and examine the moon's surface, if successful india will become the fourth country to soft land on the moon, joining india, china, and russia to do so. now india's space ambitions are growing, the country's prime minister says that he is opening to send an indian into orbit by the year 2022. in the past some people have questioned whether this country should be investing in this sort of thing, while millions continue to live in poverty, but those behind today's mission say it was a relatively low cost programme, with a price tag of round £116 million. that was less than half the budget of the latest avenger‘s film. a man who lied about being abused by a beautiful ri

. >> chandrayaan 2 is heading for the moon's south pole.cted to get there in early september. a rover will search for water and minerals on the moon's surface. the launch has been delayed several times. the spacecraft was initially scheduled to take off a week ago. >>> happening today, giants fans going to the game against the cubs at oracle park can get a free haircut. >> super cuts will welcome fans to its pop-up salon at willie mays plaza before the 6:45 game. super cuts is the official hair salon of major league baseball. >>> all right, you guys. tom brady posted this video showing him jumping off a cliff with his daughter. now he's getting q backlash about it. here is the question. is it family fun or is it too dangerous? tell us what you think. go to abc7news.com/vote. >>> from packed b.a.r.t. trains to jammed freeways. pressure on bay area transportation is mounting. a plan in the works to ease the strain comes with a huge price tag. >>> first, we are never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. here is meteorolog

moon mission. thousands gathered at the satish dhawan space centre to watch the take—off of chandrayaan two.ter being postponed by a week due to a last—minute technical hitch. if the mission is successful, the chandrayaan two will become the first spacecraft to land on the south pole of the moon. rajini vaidya nathan is in delhi with more. this is an historic moment for the country. at 2:43pm from a small island off the bay of bengal, india's space a dream soar to new heights. the rocket is due to land on the lunar south pole where it is expected to search for better and examine the minor surface. if successful india will become the fourth country to soft land on the moon, joining china, russia and the us. india cosmic space ambitions are growing. the country ‘s prime minister narendra modi says he's hoping to send an ending into orbit by the year 2022. in the past some people have questioned whether this country should be investing in this sort of thing whilst millions of people continue to live in poverty. but those behind the mission today say it was a relatively low cost programme. it ha

aiming to become onthe fourth nation to lanhe moon,ge with a neneration of space fans cheering from e >> i'm very happy that india is launching chandrayaan-2, and i am proud to be india laura: for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to "world news america." tensions in the strait of hormuz are growing by the day. that is the narrow waterway that 20% of the world's oil supply paes through. today britain's government warns that it is planning a european naval force to protect shipping there. this comes as iran seized a british tanker last week. ouchief international correspondent lyse doucet reports. lyse: first images of the men seized at sea, the crew of the stena impero. images released by iran. is this what life is like on board now, or is this just for show? a crew member heard saying, "don't look at the camera." this photograph looks different, the crew in a corner , an iranian official in charge. ag flies here now. this ship suddenly seized a on friday inramatic raid. iran's islamic revolutionary guards descending to the deck. a british frigate in the gulf was too far away that day to stop them. hms montrose will soo

moon. from a small island by the bay of bengal, india'ace dreams soar to new heights. the unmanned lunar mission chandrayaanwas ulunched succes. there was relief at the control center, and across the country. >> i'm really happy that india is launching chandrayaan-2, and i am proud to be indian. >> it is a huge opportunity for india to take place amongst the great countries that are leading in astronomy like u.s., russia china. rajini: this mission is aiming toecome the first to land the unexplored lunar south pole, where it will search fer and collect more data about the moon. indian prime ministendra modi says he hopes this launch will encourage more young people to take an interest in scientific research and innovation. there's huge excitement here, but some question whether india should invest in the space race while millions live in poverty. but others say the budt of the current moon mission is far less than that of many hoblywood kbusters.is indioping to send someone into space by the year 2022, but for now it is celebratits latest blockbuster moment. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi. laura:nd is

still there collecting samples that help us understand how the moon came to be india is also on track to becoming a major space power is chandrayaan one over to the main back in 2008 and confirm the existence of ice the new poles it also wants to launch chandrayaan to destination the south pole of the main the 1st human made machine to. well as we mentioned earlier in the past our 2 astronauts and cosmonauts a blasted off into space and docks with the international space station only one of the crew members 53 year old alexander's court so was born at the time of the moon landing of the space station has been orbiting the earth since 1998 and is a rare example of cooperation between russia and the west still to come on al-jazeera the physical therapists changing lives in the field one step at a time. and in sports algeria are given a hero's welcome as they returned home after being crammed into the champions of african football. hello there we have been telling you all about this dangerous heat that's been building a hole so central northern regions of the u.s. on right the way across towards the northeast the cloud is on its way

moon. from a small island by the bay of bengal, india's space dreams soared to new heights. the unmanned lunar mission, chandrayaan centre... ..and across the country. cheering. i'm really happy that india is launching chandrayaan—2. and i'm proud to be an indian. it is a huge opportunity for india to take this amongst the great countries that are leading in astronomy, like the us, russia, china. this mission‘s aiming to become the first to land on the unexplored lunar south pole, where it will search for water and collect more data about the moon. indian prime minister narendra modi says he hopes this launch will encourage more young people to take an interest in scientific research and innovation. there's huge excitement here, but some question whether india should invest in the space race while millions live in poverty. but others point out that the budget for the current moon mission is far less than that of many hollywood blockbusters. india's hoping to send someone into space by the year 2022. but for now it's celebrating its latest blockbuster moment. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi. newlyweds in some

inch window will be confirmed later chandrayaan 2 will carry a lunar lander and rover to remotely explore the south pole of the moon its previous sesar a decade ago helped discover molecules of water which is a vitally important discovery for a permanent presence there was so much that i challenge 3 is that the rector of the into university center for astronomy and astrophysics he joins us live now via skype from pruning in india sir thank you so much for joining us here on al-jazeera 1st of all do you have any more information of what this technical snag might be that has caused the delay of the law. thanks no i have no more information than what israel has actually announced in their various bulletins it happened about an hour before the show you launch just after the fuel the solid oxygen and hydrogen was was loaded into the spacecraft and so one can imagine that during the loading of the fuel they found something that they considered unsafe which also means that now all the fuel will have to be unloaded and the containers inspected and that would take a few days and so they will probably miss this particular la

moon. from a small island by the bay of bengal, india's space dreams soared to new heights. the unmanned lunar mission, chandrayaancross the country. cheering. i'm really happy that india is launching chandrayaan—2. and i'm proud to be an indian. it is a huge opportunity for india to take this amongst the great countries that are leading in astronomy, like the us, russia, china. this mission‘s aiming to become the first to land on the unexplored lunar south pole, where it will search for water and collect more data about the moon. indian prime minister narendra modi says he hopes this launch will encourage more young people to take an interest in scientific research and innovation. there's huge excitement here, but some question whether india should invest in the space race while millions live in poverty. but others point out that the budget for the current moon mission is far less than that of many hollywood blockbusters. india's hoping to send someone into space by the year 2022. but for now it's celebrating its latest blockbuster moment. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @d

chandrayaan truth is india's most challenging mission so far a highly complex undertaking. the spacecraft should reach its destination in the 2nd week of august when it enters an elliptical orbit of the moon. then it will approach the lunar surface. when the landing robotic separates from the craft the most exciting phase begins india's 1st soft landing on the moon. the selected landing site is about 600 kilometers from the lunar south pole a region of craters on the dock side of the moon. the blue markings here showing frozen ice in craters i spotted by satellites. given the high plateau the landing robot should touch down gently amid ancient rocks. after landing will open its doors and release india's 1st lunar rover on to the surface small as a briefcase it can travel up to 500 meters. with its on board instruments the rover will measure water bearing minerals in the lunar rock as well as the concentration of elements such as aluminum silicon and titanium. meanwhile the landing robot will record moonquakes and explore so-called lunar plasma a thin layer of electrically charged particles above the surface. and the rover will be able to collect data for a few earth days then it will go d

organization says a new launch window will be confirmed a later chandrayaan 2 will carry a lunar lander and rover to remotely explore the south pole of the moon its predecessor a decade ago helped discover molecules of water which is a vitally important discovery for a permanent presence there well so mike and i did i challenge 3 is that the rector of the into university center for astronomy and astrophysics he joins us live now via skype from poor in india sir thank you so much for joining us here on al-jazeera 1st of all do you have any more information of what this technical snag might be that has caused the delay of the law. thanks no i have no more information than what israel has actually announced in their various bulletins it happened about an hour before the show you launch just after the fuel the solid oxygen and hydrogen was was loaded into the spacecraft and so one can imagine that during the loading of the fuel they found something that they considered unsafe which also means that now all the fuel will have to be unloaded and the containers inspected and that would take a few days and so they will probably miss this particular la

chandrayaan one that discovered water in the near the south pole of the moon and no children 2 is going to be launching throughout the area we've got a lot in there and we thought rover to explore the possibilities of finding water you know more direct way with more that they've either and so it is very complimentary to what all the nations are doing it is called are there any risks at all though francisco you say that it's healthy but are there any implications of countries like china and the united states and china and india perhaps clashing in space. yes there is always this. kind of idea that we're going to explore. expression of the solar system the same way we have explore our proud of our planet and that is a major conflict a potential problem if we explore exporter. i think the. the air force got to be more international remember we are now celebrating they got a very sort of apollo landings pluck it say so we came in peace for all mankind and this is the motto i think this is the mission that we should have a humanity to go to space in peace for all mankind. in a way seeing the

organization says a new launch window will be confirmed later chandrayaan 2 will carry a lunar lander a remotely operated rover to investigate the moon's unexplored south pole francisco diego is a senior research fellow at the department of physics and astronomy at university college london he says global unity is the key to future space exploration. he would like a kind of space race between the asian countries actually china india and japan but i think it's a very healthy competition in this case india is going to continue with. chandra and one that discover water in the near the south pole of the moon i'm not too is going to be launching throughout the area with there and we thought rover to explore the possibilities of finding water you know more you know more that way with more that they breathe and so it is very complimentary to what all the nations are doing it is called become pain has been launched in georgia to attract tourists ofter a dispute with moscow led to a big fall in visitor numbers president vladimir putin's imposed the flight ban and ordered russian citizens to return home and reports from tbilisi. putin continues

an indian lunar mission is set to blast off on sunday chandrayaan 2 is carrying a lunar lander and rover to remotely explore the south pole of the moon its predecessor a decade ago help discover molecules of water which is vitally important for a permanent presence there the mission is starting days before the 50th anniversary of nasa apollo 11 mission which put of course the 1st men on the. well india's highest mountain of rubbish is on course to be taller than the taj by next year the site in east l.a. is growing 10 metres every year and now it stands at $65.00 metres and that's this by the government banning its use 2 years ago after 2 people were killed one part of it collapsed elizabeth 4 on the reports though from delhi. a mountain of waste this is where 2000 tonnes of east duddies rubbish is dumped every day you know i love our young people living around the site say it's affecting their lives obviously as you can see the smell is unbeatable and if the wind blows towards us then it's difficult to eat food at home it is such a mess here the rubbish dump doesn't just smell bad it's also dangerous meeting gas from the way sparks

chandrayaan 2 is india's most challenging mission so far a highly complex undertaking. the spacecraft should reach its destination in the 2nd week of august when it enters an elliptical orbit of the moon. then it will approach the lunar surface. when the landing robot feet crum separates from the craft the most exciting phase begins india's 1st soft landing on the mood. to select a landing site is about 600 kilometers from the lunar south pole a region of craters on the dock side of the moon. the blue markings here shows frozen ice in craters i spotted by satellites. given the high plateau the landing robot should touch down gently amid ancient rocks. after landing will open its doors and release india's 1st lunar rover on to the surface small as a briefcase it can travel up to 500 meters. with its on board instruments the rover will measure water bearing minerals in the lunar rock as well as the concentration of elements such as aluminum silicon and titanium. meanwhile the landing robot will record moonquakes and explore so-called luna plasma a thin layer of electrically charged particles above the surface. and the rover will be able to collect data for a few earth days and it will g

if successful, the chandrayaan two will become the first to land on the south pole of the moon. of the liberal democrats, and the labour leader may have faced a no confidence vote in the house of lords. and this morning foreign officejunior minister alan duncan has quit. it's going to be quite a week in politics! norman smith is with us to talk us through what we can expect in the tumulutous week ahead. alan duncan has gone, norman, what else is going on? it's busy, busy, busy, busy, alan duncan has already quit, saying i cannot put up with alan —— boris johnson, quit, saying i cannot put up with alan —— borisjohnson, i do not want to leave the eu without a deal, i'm out of here. what else is happening? for pm we will get the result of the ballot to choose a new liberal democrat leader, it could bejoe swinson, it could be ed davey, signs are it'll be a close race. 5pm we will get the close of pallets for the tory leadership. the four weak leadership contest will come to a close, we won't actually get the result until tomorrow morning. 12 noon tomorrow mrs may ‘s farewell, herfin

moon. from a small island by the bay of bengal, india's space dreams soared to new heights. the unmanned lunar mission, chandrayaange opportunity for india to take place amongst the great countries that are leading in astronomy like the us, russia, china. this mission is aiming to be the first to land on the unexplored lunar south pole, where it will search for water and collect more data about the moon. the indian prime minister narendra modi says he hoped that this launch will encourage more young people to take an interest in scientific research and innovation. there is huge excitement here but some question whether india should invest in the space race while millions live in poverty. others point out that the budget for the current moon mission is far less than that of many hollywood blockbusters. india is hoping to send someone into space by the year 2022. but, for now, it's celebrating its latest blockbuster moment. while we are busy exploring the moon there is also a lot still to learn about earth. and to get thatjob done, it is the technology up in space that is helping out. egyptologist sarah pa rcak is u

be chandrayaan 2 is headed to the moon south pole the 1st human made machine to attempt the journey a spacecraft will shoot through space for 47 days before landing on the lunar surface of a little while that explore the south pole for 2 weeks india's 1st lunar mission orbit the moon in 2008 and helped confirm the presence of water on the way. undermining the top stories on al-jazeera britain's foreign secretary says he wants to develop and deploy a european led protection mission in the strait of hormuz jeremy hunt says it's to protect ships sailing through the area after iran seized a u.k. flagged oil tanker called the stand in parrot hunters called the seizure an act of state piracy following an emergency meeting with prime minister reason may iran had repeatedly threatened to retaliate after the u.k. seized an iranian oil tanker of the coast of japan 2 weeks earlier. so if iran continues on this dangerous path they must accept the price will be a larger western military presence in the waters along the coastline not because we wish to increase tensions but simply because freedom o