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2018-07-16 Science & Technology

Scotland will join the space race when north coast site is announced for Britain's first spaceport this week

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Posted by Skidmark 2018-07-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 Space haggis - it's finally gonna happen!

Posted by Raj 2018-07-16 00:24|| 2018-07-16 00:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Now Iran has a launchpoint that can reach New York.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-07-16 02:11|| 2018-07-16 02:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Sutherland beat off competition from Prestwick, Ayrshire, Unst in the Shetlands and Newquay airport, Cornwall.

Give 'em a big hand for that effort...

Posted by M. Murcek 2018-07-16 07:16|| 2018-07-16 07:16|| Front Page Top

#4 They will probably put seven or 8 sheep in orbit around the Earth and call it "The Herd Shot "Round the World".

Posted by Deacon Blues 2018-07-16 10:00|| 2018-07-16 10:00|| Front Page Top

#5 Deacon, go to your room.

Posted by Glenmore 2018-07-16 10:05|| 2018-07-16 10:05|| Front Page Top

#6 *snort*

Posted by Frank G 2018-07-16 10:48|| 2018-07-16 10:48|| Front Page Top

#7 We can’t BREXIT! Our space program would suffer!

Posted by Clem Kadiddlehopper9000 2018-07-16 11:52|| 2018-07-16 11:52|| Front Page Top

#8 Cleared some rocks, plowed a bog. Slammed some whiskey. Called it a space port.

I have a waterfall in the back garden. Maybe I'll open a seaport.

Posted by Woodrow 2018-07-16 12:53|| 2018-07-16 12:53|| Front Page Top

#9 Hey! Some whisky is good rocket fuel.

Posted by M. Murcek 2018-07-16 14:19|| 2018-07-16 14:19|| Front Page Top

#10 Scotland and New Zealand are only good for polar orbits, polar orbits are only good for unmanned missions. That's all fine and good, but its limited.

Posted by ruprecht 2018-07-16 16:35|| 2018-07-16 16:35|| Front Page Top

#11 Virgin Orbit will be the first to fly rockets to space from the UK

Posted by Skidmark 2018-07-16 18:48|| 2018-07-16 18:48|| Front Page Top

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