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They failed to Brexit orbit, shame...

I'll see myself out

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Well it happens. Every space programme has a number of failed missions. 🤷🏿‍♂️

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Other nations already got space covered. Instead do the oceans Britain. There's a ton we could do there a lot to still explore and nobody seems in a hurry to do it.

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This 1000x. If we spent more of the resources in the ocean rather than space, we might know a bit more than the 5% currently charted.

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At least they didn't name it with a public opinion poll.

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Don't need to be an empire to make something escape orbit. And one failed launch doesn't mean you can't try again.

Plenty of nations are exploring the ocean and have been doing so for quite a while now. It's just that the ocean is so huge, they've barely been able to scratch the surface.

For those interested, check out this channel on YT:
https://www.youtube.com/@oceanexplorergov

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did i just read a comment correcting someone about a discussion on britain that the oceans have been being explored for awhile

Informing yes, correcting no. OP is still correct saying greater ocean exploration is needed.

I also think the UK could contribute to space exploration and that it's not necessary to think a failure should lead to a complete abandonment of a lot of talented people working hard in that area of science.

But that's just me. Thanks for the previous downvote Far Cry fan.

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It's not just about exploring it's about inhabiting. If we could live under water that would free up a lot more space. Plus be cool. Maybe a good way to hunker down in bad weather too.

I bet if the UK committed as much of its GDP to its space program as the Soviet Union did they'd have no problems.

ok u dont get the joke about the british exploring the high seas for almost all of global history prior to modern times

what’s the far cry reference? i only played like five minutes of the first one

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Virgin Orbit is an American company

the British already did the ocean when it was commonwealth and with its east Indian company.

it is harder to construct a big enough living space under the ocean water pressure than a vacuum in space. the trick is getting there.

Water is a hostile environment for humans. We’re better off trying to keep our surface environment safe than we are trying to move to one we never evolved to live in.

Only the surface though. There's a lot more under that.

Rocky McRocketface?

Oh! Britania! Britania sucks at space. Britains never ever ever shall reach space!

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>Matt Archer, the director of commercial spaceflight at the UK Space Agency, said he was hugely disappointed that the mission had not been successful – but still pleased that the first launch of satellites from Europe had taken place from British soil.

It's almost as if other nations launch their rockets from the equator for a reason...

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The satellite was intended to be used as a way to forecast future Prime Ministers.

Britannia rules the waves!

Bliss is part of Far Cry 5's storyline. [Bliss]taker lol

https://youtu.be/QYtjpTLSmbM

Yeah. There's that too.

[Been done quite a while ago](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospero_(spacecraft))

Yes, Alaska and New Zealand are notable equatorial launch sites.

Britain has a pretty prosperous space sector. It was only due to American shenanigans that we stopped launching orbital rockets ourselves. I don't think Air Launch is a good solution but having some domestic access to orbit is probably good for the industry as a whole.

On the contrary, it Brexited so hard it inadvertently re-entered.

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It's pretty common for new rockets to have failures on the first few launches. Keep at it, you'll work out the kinks.

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Not sure why you got a downvote, 'cos it is true.

How far we talking, like ten feet?

All of my attempts to go to space have failed.

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