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Nova Scotia to Build Space Tourist Launchpad

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Nova Scotia to Build Space Tourist Launchpad


Tech | 207988 hits | Oct 27 3:03 am | Posted by: Scape
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One of the projects Lockheed has offered to invest in is a $150-million tentative plan to build a commercial launch pad in Cape Breton that would send rockets into space to service space stations and carry tourists.

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  1. by avatar Scape
    Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:25 pm
    No one has any thoughts on Caper Canaveral?

  2. by avatar novachick
    Sat Oct 27, 2007 2:33 pm
    "Scape" said
    No one has any thoughts on Caper Canaveral?


    Yeah I was hoping that story wasn't posted 8O I'm sure Dan/Tricks is now going to be saying "see I said she was a blonde space cadet" :?

  3. by avatar Streaker
    Sat Oct 27, 2007 2:34 pm
    This makes me think of cucumbers in Newfoundland for some reason.

    At any rate, it seems like a fairly dodgy spinoff, and an obvious if indirect government subsidy. I guess the Cons gotta do something in Atlantic Canada. I wonder how the western Con base will react to this? lol

    Still, I hope it turns out well and succeeds.

  4. by avatar Arctic_Menace
    Sat Oct 27, 2007 2:58 pm
    "Scape" said
    No one has any thoughts on Caper Canaveral?


    Forget Cape Canaveral, it's gonna be about Cape Breton now. :P

  5. by avatar ShepherdsDog
    Sat Oct 27, 2007 3:00 pm
    What....so they can all get to Toronto and the Alberta oil patch faster?

  6. by avatar Alta_redneck
    Sat Oct 27, 2007 3:25 pm
    "Streaker" said
    I wonder how the western Con base will react to this? lol


    Now Danny Williams will be jumping up and down demanding NL gets one. Oh and we don't mind this out west. After all the Liberals bought us one of these. Actually it's the only one in the world

  7. by avatar Arctic_Menace
    Sat Oct 27, 2007 3:28 pm
    Yeah, you guys also have Vulcan, Alberta. :lol:

    Home of Spock Days

  8. by avatar Alta_redneck
    Sat Oct 27, 2007 3:37 pm
    "Arctic_Menace" said
    Yeah, you guys also have Vulcan, Alberta. :lol:

    Home of Spock Days


    A man that knows his Country. :lol: And thats only the tip of the iceberg as far as different days go, out here.

  9. by Canadian_Mind
    Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:19 pm
    Actually the space centre has been in the works for two or three years now, both for private space flights and it's NASA-related applications. For instance, it is at a better latitude than Cape Canaveral as far as accessing the ISS goes. It's also at a better location for setting up Polar orbits.

    The 45 million isn't much, but it should help the project become reality.

  10. by ryan29
    Sun Oct 28, 2007 6:15 pm
    an interesting idea but maybe not practical at this time , but it is the kind of thing which could turn into a tourist attraction at some point well maybe.

  11. by Canadian_Mind
    Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:29 pm
    There's about 5 companies involved, and while there hasn't been much public talk about it, I know of several people at NASA whom are very interested in the idea.



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