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Let us know what you think...The development of a spaceport in Lossiemouth would provide enormous opportunities for the whole of Scotland. Please let us know what you think by leaving a message below. Thank you!
Scotland we have lift off!! Good luck Scotland, this is exciting news. It should definitely go ahead! Time for the UK to wake up and catch up with the world. Posted by Neil on 05 February 2009  equator All spaceports are as close to the equator as possible to maximise the earth's rotational speed at this latitude. This reduces the fuel required and therefore the cost of the launch. It will never be cost effective for a commercial operation to base itself in Scotland so orbital launches are out of the question. Sorry to burst your bubble. Posted by on 31 December 2008 How satellites could be involved was outlined by Will Whitehorn of Virgin Galactic when he spoke at Lossiemouth Town Hall in December 2008. 'WhiteKnightTwo has been designed to be a multi-use aircraft. It looks very much like Thunderbird 2. You could sling three Rolls Royce engines under it or attach a water bomb to fight forest fires. Scientists could take up micro experiments with them and it could be used to launch satellites.' Posted by Howie Firth on 11 March 2009 Equatorial sites are only useful when launching ballistics. Air launching doesn't take advantage of the Earth's rotation. You could air launch from the poles if you wanted. Sorry to burst your bubble. Posted by Alan on 03 February 2010 Spaceport Scotland This is the future you’re building on and there could be no better place than this part of royal Scotland to start with. As the coat of arms of Elgin already predicted: “Sic itur ad astra”. And this a project always worth working on. And one of the most interesting in the 21st century. Posted by Andy Gheorghiu on 19 September 2008 spaceport talk Thanks Mr de Vries for excellent and inspiring talk in Achiltibuie Hall about potential spaceport in Lossie area and indeed the future of space travel. Bring it on!Come back and speak to the children at the local school! Posted by Lesley Muir on 07 November 2007 Getting off the ground Well done, Maarten. An excellent lift-off. I do like the heading graphics and the early comments are excellent too. Posted by Bill Graham on 14 September 2007 Thank you Bill, I hope the site will generate loads of interesting debate. Looking forward in any case! Posted by Maarten de Vries on 16 September 2007 |
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