CK, I would hope that specialist training in the RAF is the best in the world, after all don't other air forces send their people to learn at the knee of the RAF? Surely there is a fair bit of cash coming in from that?
I do like the idea of us being able to work in space but I doubt world leaders will ever be farsighted enough to give any more than a paltry budget to explore space. After all they learnt their lesson back in 63, "don't think big or it's the grassy knoll for you".