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Avoid imitations
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From: The Fletcher Memorial Home
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Does anyone honestly believe the UK has ANY money to throw at populating space? Give me a break will you.
Once we're out of the EU, there will be even less cash to spare for space.
"Space...the financial frontier".....
Once we're out of the EU, there will be even less cash to spare for space.
"Space...the financial frontier".....
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Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
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No, actual stage prop fighter from “Wing Commander”, 1999. Modified F6.
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Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
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Point of order - there is air, it just gets very thin. In fact the exosphere extends out to about 120,000 miles. No water or land though......
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exos...ndary_of_Earth
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exos...ndary_of_Earth
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Traditionally in SciFi , space exploration has always been modeled on a Naval style operation - I guess because you're looking at units operating a long way from a base for weeks/months/years and (realtively) large crews - think the Star SHIP "enterprise"
No-one has ever said they'd adopt the famous three traditions of the RN tho'....................................
No-one has ever said they'd adopt the famous three traditions of the RN tho'....................................
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No, actual stage prop fighter from “Wing Commander”, 1999. Modified F6.
https://youtu.be/mAxG4u_rqug
https://youtu.be/mAxG4u_rqug
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