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The Brits are going to space (maybe)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13520948

by tomelders • 15 years ago

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hugh3• 15 years ago

Like I said on the last thread, this project has been in the works for forty years, and the latest milestone they've reached is that the ESA has looked at the idea and declared that there's nothing obviously wrong with it.

That's still a pretty darn long way from a finished product.

MoreMoschops• 15 years ago

Victims of a rather harsh bait and switch 40 years ago; "Prior to the cancellation of Black Arrow, NASA had offered to launch British payloads for free; however this offer was withdrawn following the decision to cancel Black Arrow."

Ouch!

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