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UK should 'reverse astronaut ban' <br /><br /><font color="yellow"><b>The UK should rethink its policy ban on astronauts, a report written for the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) says. <br /><br /></b>The report warns Britain risks being isolated on the international stage if it continues its longstanding refusal to fund the human exploration of space. <br /><br />The RAS expert panel says the cost of joining other nations with astronaut programmes could be some £150m a year. More<br /><br /><font color="white">W00T <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" />, excellent news. Although I think that we can gat a lot done with probes its good to see that the UK might be interested in the development of manned space travel as well. I hope this means that we’re going to sign up for Aurora, even if there is still a lot of lobbying to do.<br /></font></font>