SpaceX makes history catching part of returning spacecraft
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SpaceX makes history catching part of returning spacecraft

B2Upper-intermediateNovember 15, 202630 min
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Part of SpaceX's Starship rocket was caught as it descended back to Earth in Texas. It's the first time the upper section of a reusable rocket has ever been captured. Mechanical arms carried out a "chopstick" manoeuvre to catch the spacecraft. The breakthrough could dramatically cut the cost of space travel and marks a major step towards making Starship suitable for human spaceflight. Also: Ukraine's president says the US has, for the first time, floated the idea of Ukraine joining NATO in exchange for ceding control of the Donbas region to Russia. We hear from the first...

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. This This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service Hello, I'm Ankur Desai and in the early hours of Sunday the 15th of November, these are

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our main stories. SpaceX successfully carries out the first ever capture of its reusable Starship rocket on its return to Earth, paving the way for less expensive space travel. President Zelensky says American negotiators have suggested the idea of Ukraine joining

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NATO in exchange for giving up territory to Russia. the first black senator for 145 years in the southern US state of Mississippi, speaks to the BBC. Also in this podcast, how Germany is grappling with the future of one of the most famous surviving landmarks of the Nazi era. And… To the naked eye, seeing is no longer believing,

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