Originally Posted by
Sallyann1234
Since we have a proven UK capability in building satellites, and will shortly have a launch site in Scotland complete with launch vehicles, why did Boris/Cummings throw away £400m on buying useless second-hand satellites from a bankrupt company?
Not only that, but we have to meet a very tight launch schedule otherwise we'll lose our frequency allocation. Oh, and we're currently reliant on Ariane for our launches (yup, that pan-European launch company), who are raising their prices. Oh, and we're also doing in all in partnership with the Indian businessmen Sunil Mittal. What's not to like?
Its blindingly obvious Cummings and Johnson rushed into this in a vain attempt to throw their supporters some red meat to keep them happy, given the wealth of bad news around.