Government grant to kick off UK spaceport

[Lenmcharristar 9,906]

Wait until some bean eating, unwashed and unhinged tramp glues themselves to the runway protesting about the rights of air molecules being burnt in an engine ffs

[Greyman 28,955]

4 hours ago, paulus said:

Yes but they said that they could possibly produce materials up there that can not be made down here, 

Space muffins

[paulus 26]

4 minutes ago, Greyman said:

Space muffins

Mc space muffin 

[Greyman 28,955]

Oops typical baggage handlers appear to have lost all the satelights

[Lenmcharristar 9,906]

1 hour ago, Greyman said:

Oops typical baggage handlers appear to have lost all the satelights

Seen that, shame though, should have been a great milestone, but wheres the tech and rocket now???? Ooohhhhh lol

[Bakerboy 4,736]

How much public money has that little lot cost us

[Born Hunter 17,812]

19 minutes ago, Bakerboy said:

How much public money has that little lot cost us

I think the government investment is in the tens of millions. 

The UK space industry is worth about £15B to the economy and is a world leader in small satellites. The one thing the industry lacks is a launch capability which these projects with government funding aim to achieve. This will give the industry a true end to end offering to the market, with estimates that the industry will double in size by 2030.

Strategically, and not to be understated, it will give the UK sovereignty over access to space. Space is becoming critical to nations economies and war fighting ability, not being able to launch these types of satellites is a weakness.

[riohog 5,750]

On 17/07/2018 at 13:17, Born Hunter said:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/scotland-uk-first-spaceport-sutherland-uk-space-agency-a8448451.html

This is really good stuff. We are a global leader in satellite development and having the in-house ability to launch too for a full service will have great potential. The only thing that worries me is if the about £25M is enough to really encourage the private sector investment needed to complete and commercialise. I have no feel for that.

This is good shit folks. Exactly the sort of shit we need for post Brexit.

there has been a rocket sight on benbecular for years     all be it a  military  sight 

[Francie, 2,346]

Did the rocket not take off?

[Bakerboy 4,736]

19 minutes ago, Francie, said:

Did the rocket not take off?

Failed at 2nd stage

[Bakerboy 4,736]

1 hour ago, Born Hunter said:

I think the government investment is in the tens of millions. 

The UK space industry is worth about £15B to the economy and is a world leader in small satellites. The one thing the industry lacks is a launch capability which these projects with government funding aim to achieve. This will give the industry a true end to end offering to the market, with estimates that the industry will double in size by 2030.

Strategically, and not to be understated, it will give the UK sovereignty over access to space. Space is becoming critical to nations economies and war fighting ability, not being able to launch these types of satellites is a weakness.

Cheers

So we're funding an industry worth 15 billion to the tune of 10s of millions, shame the 1s making the money wouldn't fund it themselves

[Born Hunter 17,812]

29 minutes ago, Bakerboy said:

Cheers

So we're funding an industry worth 15 billion to the tune of 10s of millions, shame the 1s making the money wouldn't fund it themselves

They are, more so than government once the ball is rolling. But the nature of free markets is that private corporations are a bit more risk averse than governments. If governments want to take an industry in a new direction they often have to initiate it.