the national space research institute is standing by the data, saying it is 95% accurate.eople go hungry here in brazil is a big lie. some are doing badly and don't eat well, i agree with that, but go hungry? no. according to the united nations, about 5.2 million people suffered from hunger in brazil in 2017. as the old adage claims, those in pursuit of success need only an endless supply of persistence. but several learner drivers in the uk have taken the "try, try again" mantra to new levels, according to data from the driving and vehicle standards agency. a couple of wannabe motorists racked up at least 20 practical tests in a single calendar year. earlier i spoke to mark winn, dvsa chief driving examiner. i asked him why some people are finding the test so difficult to pass. i think they are failing because they are not getting enough training and enough proper practice before they come and take the test. what other interesting statistics can you ta ke other interesting statistics can you take us through? those figures are incredible, the average is 15 tests, is that r

the national space research institute is standing by the data, saying it's 95% accurate. damascus suburb. eight years of civil war in syria have had a traumatic effect on children, and the park aims to develop their sense of self—determination and promote development. the skate park is also a public green space encouraging community engagement, as gail maclellan reports mohammed doesn't care how many times he falls off his skate board. he is happy to learn and probably lucky to be alive. translation: i hurt my arms, legs and shoulder, until i learned how to do it. he says it took a while to get to grips with the board. at first we used to sit on it. we didn't know how to stand. and then the volunteers came and told us these are skateboards. we didn't understand in the beginning, but they told us, and now we know how to do it. mohammed was displaced from an area that saw fierce fighting in the syrian conflict. the skate park was built a month ago by the german ngo skate aid, which has transformed a public square in this area into a playground for the children. their aim, t

the national space and research institute is standing by the data, saying it's 95% accurate.re in brazil is a big lie. that some are doing badly and don't eat well, i agree with that, but go hungry? no. according to the united nations, about 5.2 million people suffered from hunger in brazil in 2017. tiffany wertherimer, bbc news. extremely hot weather has started to hit most of the united states. temperatures are set to peak over the weekend and the heatwave could affect 200 million people in major cities on the east coast and in the midwest. and the hot air is expected to lead to rising temperatures in europe next week, as chris fawkes explains. the weather is going to stay very hot this weekend across southern and eastern parts of the united states with temperatures widely getting up into the mid—— high 30s, that is the high 90s fahrenheit. it is the heat and humidity that could cause problems after such hot weather by day, overnight we could even see some record bridges being set in some record bridges being set in some of the north atlantic cities. something to watch out

the national space and research institute is standing by the data, saying it's 95% accurate.big lie. that some are doing badly and don't eat well, i agree with that, but go hungry? no. according to the united nations, about 5.2 million people suffered from hunger in brazil in 2017. tiffany wertheimer, bbc news. just reminding you of our top story before we go. nato has condemned the seizing of a british flag ship by a ride on friday, describing it as a clear challenge to international freedom of navigation. the organisation said it supported british efforts to resolve the issue through dialogue. we will keep across all of those details and you can get them on our website as well. iam also can get them on our website as well. i am also on twitter. we are keeping across celebrations of the moon landing 50 years ago today. saturday brought us a day of sunshine and heavy showers, sunday will be the dry day of the weekend for many this was the picture on saturday in norfolk where there we had huge shower clouds and thunderstorms. showers have eased away towards the east so what we

the national space research institute is standing by the data, saying it is 95% accurate.on: to say people go hungry in brazil is a big lie. but some are doing badly and do not eat well, i agree with that. but go hungry? no. according to the un about 5.2 million people suffered from hunger in brazil in 2017. celebrations are being held to commemorate the first manned lunarlanding. fifty years ago tonight, neil armstrong and buzz aldrin became the first human beings to set foot on the moon. it was a moment which brought the world together, and inspired a generation. pallab ghosh looks back at that day. the saturn 5 rocket shimmers on launchpad a at the kennedy space center. three astronauts get ready for a mission that will propel them and the rest of humanity into a new area. into a new era. commander neil armstrong leads edwin "buzz" aldrin and mike collins into apollo 11. three, two, one... we have liftoff. neil armstrong reporting the roll and pitch programme which puts as the lunar lander descends, neil armstrong notices they are of course. instead of the landing site

to meet the new demands of the space program, basic research was expanded and strengthened at institutions throughout the nation research centers, space sciences moved forward along a broad front of accomplishment. ♪ [heavy machinery operating] ♪ narrator: behind the space men have stood thousands of engineers, scientists and -- [heavy machinery operating] ♪ narrator: behind the space men have stood thousands of engineers, scientists and technicians, all part of the team dedicated to building and testing the many components. america called upon its industry and institutions, placed new demands and offered new challenges to the establishments of our time. education contribute ideas and experiments, scientific expertise and trained manpower. industry solved thousands of insolvable problems, found new methods and materials when they were needed, achieved new heights of quality control and rates of performance. sometimes there were failures, and accidents that claimed men's lives. [jet engines firing] the astronaut pilot of this research vehicle landed safely. [explosion] but we learned from our failures, corrected

space station program. dr. dittmar is a fellow of the national research society and an associate fellow of the american institute for astronautics and aeronautics. additionally, in june 2018, she was appointed to the users advisory group of the national space canceled. in october that year, she was appointed by the secretary of the department of transportation to the commercial space transportation advisory committee of the faa. our fourth witness is mr. homer hickman. he is best known for his memoir rocket boys about his west virginia the building model rockets. the book was subsequently made into the film october sky. mr. hickam is a vietnam veteran of the fourth infantry division and a 30 year careers with the army missile command and nasa. he trained astronauts on such missions as space, and the hubble space telescope repair mission. he rounded out his career by negotiating with the russians on how to train crews on the international space station. besides his career as a writer, mr. hickam presently as chairman of the board of the u.s. space and rocket center in huntsville, alabama. mr. hickam received a ba

space exploration now online@c- span.org. >>> next, a look at the latest research and treatment options for type i diabetes with the national institutes of health officials. other witnesses at the senate aging hearing include actor victor garber and a nine-year- old girl from maine testifying about their experiences living with diabetes. this runs one hour 45 minutes. >> the hearing will come to order. good morning everybody. it is wonderful to welcome all of you here to washington dc. this is our 11th children's congress and it is always a privilege to work with jd rs families whose commitment to promoting life-changing research to prevent, treat, and ultimately here type i diabetes inspires me. i want to welcome not only our ranking members, senator casey and senator scott from florida, but also we have a special guest and that is the cochair with me of the senate diabetes caucus, senator jean of new hampshire. thank you for joining us here today as well. let me shorten my opening comments this morning because we do have votes beginning at 11:00 and i want to make sure that we have time to hear from all of our witnesses. as i said i

space exploration now online@c- span.org. >>> next, a look at the latest research and treatment options for type i diabetes with the national institutes of health officials. other witnesses at the senate aging hearing include actor victor garber and a nine-year- old girl from maine testifying about their experiences living with diabetes.