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Virgin Galactic to Launch from Scottish Base?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the scotch-and-liftoff-please dept.

Lancey writes "The BBC reports that Richard Branson wants to launch Virgin Galactic space flights from a Royal Air Force base in Moray, Scotland, as early as 2010." From the article: "We are designing it so that we will be able to tour it around the world. So we will have a main base in New Mexico and we are looking at three bases outside there to be able to operate from."

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  1. Re:bummer by MyLongNickName · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    We don't discuss hypothetical questions on Slashdot.

    Okay we do. For example, things like "if the Borg ran up against the Dominion, who would win?" Or, "If I could accelerate past the speed of gravity, go back in time, could I see Natalie Portman putting grits down my own pants".

    But your not being a virgin is too far out there, even for Slashdot.

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