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Recycling Prestwick/Kinloss?

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Old 22nd Nov 2017, 06:12
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"Another daft idea from May's weak and unstable government" In fact these plans, daft or not, long pre-date the present government. How about a nice stable government...like that of Ms Merkel?
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Old 22nd Nov 2017, 08:22
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Prestwick v St Mawgan weather alone I don't recall Prestwick being closed for weather in the 2 years I was there, not sure the same could be said for SM. As for wide open spaces and clear skies 'The Hebrides Range, set up in the 1950s, has sites on Benbecula, North and South Uist and a radar station on the remote St Kilda archipelago.The range offers the largest area in the UK for the live-firing of rockets and missiles.
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Old 22nd Nov 2017, 09:42
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I cannot help but put this in a category with the village near the Gulf of Arcachon south of Bordeaux, where there is a toy space capsule for kids to play in and a sign saying that the local council has designated the area as where visitors from outer space will be welcomed.....honest
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Old 22nd Nov 2017, 12:38
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and a sign saying that the local council has designated the area as where visitors from outer space will be welcomed.....honest
Ahh but that's just Aliens, for a real sit at home experience, look no further than

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Old 22nd Nov 2017, 17:10
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Sacre bleu!
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Old 22nd Nov 2017, 18:09
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NL - now that is utterly preposterous by comparison.......
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Old 22nd Nov 2017, 18:39
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Yes, but that’s more a landing site than a launch pad.....
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Old 22nd Nov 2017, 18:47
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Cornwall Council in their wisdom have just a few week's ago spent £30.000 on sending a half dozen of Cornwall's great and good to New Mexico, or some such exotic place in the US, on a fact finding holiday, sorry, tour, they really are serious about this, the space port thing, that is, maybe they think if they can pull this off they will be able to sell St Mawgan at a profit, well at least more than the quid they paid for it.
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