Lossie to get new role?!
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Lossie to get new role?!
BBC News - Scotland battles Sweden to get European spaceport
RAF Lossiemouth, the largest and busiest fast-jet base in the Royal Air Force, is seen as the leading site for any space tourism in the UK
Milo,
Macrihanish's runway is only 1000ft longer than Lossie's. Also, given that Lossie's weather factor is many times better than Macrihanish's (due to its location in the 'Moray Bowl') I think I would prefer Lossie as a landing site.
Scotland could become the ultimate in playgrounds for rich men in mid-life crisis: shoot some deer, play some exquisite links golf, sip some vintage whisky and blast into space to round off the weekend!
Macrihanish's runway is only 1000ft longer than Lossie's. Also, given that Lossie's weather factor is many times better than Macrihanish's (due to its location in the 'Moray Bowl') I think I would prefer Lossie as a landing site.
Scotland could become the ultimate in playgrounds for rich men in mid-life crisis: shoot some deer, play some exquisite links golf, sip some vintage whisky and blast into space to round off the weekend!
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I did smirk at the comment from the bloke from the UK space Agency,
""One of the reasons that places like Lossiemouth have been mooted as possible launch sites is because it is relatively far away from centres of population," says Jeremy Curtis, of the UK Space Agency"
I'm sure the folk of Lossie village, Elgin, Forres, Burghead and all the little places in between would have something to say about that.
""One of the reasons that places like Lossiemouth have been mooted as possible launch sites is because it is relatively far away from centres of population," says Jeremy Curtis, of the UK Space Agency"
I'm sure the folk of Lossie village, Elgin, Forres, Burghead and all the little places in between would have something to say about that.
He probably meant to say 'far away from important centres of population'
(For the sensitive amongst you that was meant to be a joke and play on words- I think it's funny anyway)
(For the sensitive amongst you that was meant to be a joke and play on words- I think it's funny anyway)