A spaceport for Scotland! Ha Ha! It would take 30% more fuel to launch from North Scotland than the equator. Which is why the Yanks launch from Florida and the EUSSR from South America. Total drivel. It will never happen.
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OT More Scottish drivel
Mar 29, 2019
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I though they were looking to launch into polar orbits?
Yes, and for polar orbits it doesn't matter where you launch from - fuel costs are the same.
yes and we get charged more income tax than you English ........
However, there is I think still a sea launch company using some converted old oil rig barges or something. Mind you towing the whole thing down nearer the equator every time would somewhat add time to the proceedings. Brian
The Sturgeon has the problem that when she bans all fossil fuel use on environmental grounds the oil revenue will plummet and an independent Scotland will be bankrupt.
So something has to burn up lots and lots of fuel, but if it does it in space it doesn't matter.
Either that or they'll be solar powered rockets.
Owain
They are. So Harry is wrong, which in the 4 months I've been reading this group seems par for the course in Harry's case.
You're pretty thick aren't you?
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Makes no difference. All launches are Eastwards.
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Another one needs to get clued up.
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Sigh. Wrong yet again, Harry. The link you give refers to equatorial orbit launches. For polar orbits (you do know the difference, don't you? Actually, your comments suggest you don't. No surprise there then), the best place to launch would be the poles, N or S. As launching from the poles is problematical and somewhat inconvenient, then a high northerly or southerly latitude is next best.
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well done you spotted what we have always known ......it is obvious every time man chebs opens his gob ....tee hee
Still wrong harry. Do you ever get anything right?
harry has an almost unique ability to be wrong with close to 100% consistency. Which is actually quite impressive, and must take some effort on his part.
If being wrong was an Olympic event, he'd get the gold medal every time!
He's one dumb git.
How can he be *SO* wrong on a subject where the objective information is in print and searchable?
He only searches the parts of the meja he knows support his views.
Its amazing how propaganda can apparently make peole read oinformatin anmd totally disciunt whats in it. Climate change? Reneables? the EU? The evidence is all there.
But people read the spin in the guradian and the BBC and completely ignore it.
Because he reads the Daily Mail.
Tim
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