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Space Fighters
GTX_Admin:
We're getting closer: USAF issues RFP for fighter aircraft laser weapon ;)
Camthalion:
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--- Quote from: Weaver on July 02, 2012, 03:50:21 AM ---
Any British equivalent would be hamstrung by the unsuitability of Britain as a launch site (too far north)....
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Not at all!
Britain would have any one of a number of former colonies in closer geographic proximity to the equator to strike a deal with for setting up a launch site. It would be no different than France shooting their Arianne rockets from Guyana.
India or Malaysia would be perfect places inside the Commonwealth to set up such a launch site. Both are quite close to the equator and both are quite industrialized nations with technically skilled work forces. Not only would you have a good location, you'd also have a good local labour pool to hire from as well to save you from bringing in too many staff directly from Britain.
Definitely doable for Britain
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I seem to recall someone, can't remember who, talking about building a launch facility on Cape York some years ago.
GTX_Admin:
There was a lot of interested in a Cape York Space Launch complex but it all died. Just do a search on "Cape York Space Base" and you will get plenty of articles and the like such as this: https://www.tropicnow.com.au/2016/may/13/cape-york-space-station-wouldve-been-out-of-this-world.html
Its a pity that it never happened as both myself and my wife would probably be working there if it had happened. Cape York is also a far, far more practical solution than Woomera which really has only ever been a test range and extremely unpractical as a space launch facility despite what is sometimes said.
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