A private company was supposed to launch a supply ship to the international space station this morning from Cape Canaveral. But the mission was aborted a half second before liftoff. The onboard computer automatically shut everything down when it detected a problem in one engine. Tuesday is the earliest that space X can try again. This was the first attempted launch by several private US companies, hoping to take over the job of delivering cargo to the space station. Now the shuttle mission has ended.
The second jewel in horse racing’s Triple Crown has been run today at Pimlico Race Course. It’s outside Baltimore. Abreus of member station WYPR reports this year’s Preakness will offer a rematch of top two Kentucky Derby finishers.
I’ll have Another came from behind the Bodemeister with the Derby. The winner we see at no time getting the Pimlico arriving less than 48 hours after his victory ,the earliest arrival in recent memory. Trainer Doug O'Neill thinks that’s working well for him.
"The horse has settled in beautifully and now as I see other horses are kind of rushing and I feel like we have an edge.”
Bob Baffert, Bodemeister’s trainer has won the best records in Pimlico’s history with 5 wins. He didn’t bring his horse to Pimlico until Wednesday. But he thinks Bodemeister will have enough time to settle in. “You know what you never but I could always just ask for an excuse.”
The odds makers have made Baffert’s Bodemeister the favorite to win the 137th running at Preakness. For NPR news,I’m Abreus in Baltimore.
A Japanese woman beat her record today. Tamae Watanabe reached the summit of Mount Everest, becoming the oldest woman to climb the mountain. She became the oldest ten years, this time, she is 73.
I’m Nora Raum, NPR news in Washington.