A British lunar mission? |
A British lunar mission? |
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I know that BBC viewers aren't too keen on the corporation's news reports after yesterday's dark matter story, but this interesting item appeared this evening...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6246513.stm I can't find any related press releases on the PPARC and BNSC sites. Has anyone else more information? |
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![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 2488 Joined: 17-April 05 From: Glasgow, Scotland, UK Member No.: 239 ![]() |
It sounds like a bid for work from Martin Sweeting, no more, no less. SSTL is a great success at what it does, but historically there has been zero commitment towards the type of missions he's suggesting. And, frankly, with a notional budget which is some small proportion of JAXA's far-too-miserable funding I doubt if it'd be a goer.
Bob Shaw -------------------- Remember: Time Flies like the wind - but Fruit Flies like bananas!
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