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NASA remembers the crew members aboard space shuttle Challenger who died after the shuttle exploded in 1986. Jennifer Davis reports.
The U.S. is preparing to recognize the 30th anniversary of the Challenger disaster when the space shuttle exploded shortly after liftoff, killing all six astronauts and teacher, Christa McAuliffe who were onboard. Rough Cut - Subtitled (no reporter narration).
This evening, Tuesday 30 April, on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the tragic death of AYRTON SENNA, the Enzo and Dino Ferrari racetrack in Imola will be transformed into an open-air set for "AYRTON'S NIGHT", a special occasion to celebrate the greatest driver of all time.For the first time after thirty years, the Brazilian champion's Williams F16 will return to the position it was in the day it set off on the last lap of the life of the greatest driver in history, on 1 May 1994, when Senna took placed in pitch number one on the racetrack, the pole position for the San Marino Grand Prix which was held in Imola. The car that enthusiasts will see on the track is the only original existing copy of the car that was destroyed during the accident in which Senna lost his life.But that is not all. The images showing Senna in the minutes before the start of that last Grand Prix will be projected in their entirety exclusively on the circuit tower, images on which pages and pages of ink have been written and which for the first time will be shown in their entirety together with the photographs by Angelo Orsi, Ayrton's close friend.
Mexico's now demobilized Zapatista guerrilla group celebrate the 30th anniversary of its pro-Indigenous, anti-capitalist uprising in an impoverished southern region where today drug traffickers are a greater foe than the military. Supporters from Mexico and Europe headed to the state of Chiapas for two days of events in the jungle at the invitation of the EZLN. IMAGES
His Majesty Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, Kabaka (king) of the Kingdom of Buganda, celebrates the 30th anniversary of his coronation. Traditional music is played and dancers perform for His Majesty and his wife, Queen Sylvia Nagginda. The king occupies a largely ceremonial role, but has previously had run-ins with the government of President Yoweri Museveni. IMAGES
Thirty years ago today, the SEAT S.A. factory in Martorell was inaugurated. The anniversary coincides with the beginning of the company’s biggest transformation ever, with a total investment of three billion euros. This transition from combustion to electrification will involve all areas: research and development, production and logistics, commercial and people and organisation.SEAT S.A.’s main factory will start producing fully electric vehicles by 2025 for different brands within the Group. To achieve this, the company has designed a strategic plan that includes five main pillars: people and organisation, electrification and product, production end to end (E2E), digitalisation and sustainability.One of the key projects for the transformation is that SEAT S.A. will lead the Small BEV cluster for the Volkswagen Group; the family of cars that will democratise sustainable urban mobility for different brands. Martorell will become one of the Group’s production hub for these electric cars and a crucial part of the electric vehicle value chain in Spain.