East African leaders call for immediate ceasefire in eastern DRC

STORY: East African leaders call for immediate ceasefire in eastern DRC DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: Bujumbura, Burundi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the EAC Presidents summit 2. various of the attendees STORYLINE: East African leaders called for an immediate ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a communique by the East African Community (EAC) said on Saturday. The 20th Extraordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State was held in the Burundian commercial capital Bujumbura on Saturday to evaluate the current security situation in the eastern DRC. The heads of state called for an immediate ceasefire by all parties and the withdrawal of all foreign armed groups, said the communique, directing the chiefs of defense forces to meet within one week to set new timelines for the withdrawal. The summit also recommended that troop-contributing countries immediately deploy troops and urged the DRC to facilitate the deployment of troops from South

NASA's major test for Artemis I mission called off due to tech issue

STORY: NASA's major test for Artemis I mission called off due to tech issue DATELINE: April 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:36 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch site STORYLINE: NASA's final major test for its mega Moon rocket and Orion spacecraft was called off due to a tech issue on Monday, the agency said on Tuesday. During the approximate two-day test, known as a wet dress rehearsal, the launch team ran through operations to load propellant into the mega rocket's tanks, conduct a full launch countdown, demonstrate the ability to recycle the countdown clock, and also drain propellants to give them an opportunity to practice the timelines and procedures they will use for launch, according to NASA. NASA encountered an issue Monday, with a panel on the mobile launcher that controls the core stage vent valve. The purpose of the valve is to relieve pressure from the rocket's core stage during tanking, according to NASA. NASA's launch director made the call to

NASA holds major test for Artemis I mission

STORY: NASA holds major test for Artemis I mission DATELINE: April 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Artemis I mission STORYLINE: NASA is having a final major test for its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft over the weekend to prepare for Artemis I mission. The test, known as the wet dress rehearsal, is scheduled from Friday to Sunday on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The test will run the Artemis I launch team through operations to load propellant into the SLS rocket's tanks, conduct a full launch countdown, demonstrate the ability to recycle the countdown clock, and also drain propellants to give them an opportunity to practice the timelines and procedures they will use for launch, according to NASA. Around 3 a.m. Eastern Time on Saturday, the Artemis I launch control team powered up the SLS rocket's core stage, which would be loaded with more than 700,000 gallons of propellants during the tanking