Her Majesty's Space Agency

[Smersh]

This news was from 20th July:

Exclusive: Britain could finance manned Mars mission

The UK could lift its long-standing veto on manned space flights as it considers creating a British rival to Nasa called Her Majesty’s Space Agency.

A review of the country's space strategy, due to be announced tomorrow morning by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, aims "to thrust the UK space sector forward for the next 40 years and beyond".

The announcement is timed to coincide with celebrations around the world marking the 40th anniversary of Nasa’s Apollo 11 mission and Neil Armstrong’s moonwalk ...

Full story here.

Since I'm British, this is excellent news!

However, I'm not sure how we can afford it, what with the 2012 Olympics and the economy at rock bottom following the banking crisis ... :?

 

[MeteorWayne]

Hi Smersh, this is actually a duplicate thread...I think the other one is in M&L. The two will be merged, this probably is the better forum, so if the title changes, please don't be offended. Not sure how the mergers work. It could be under this title.

Experimentilization!!

 

[Smersh]

Ok no problem Wayne. Sorry I didn't see the other thread. Please merge as required!

 

[nimbus]

Sounds like a good plan. Someone needs to lead the way...