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The UK is considering plans to launch a satellite-navigation system as a rival to the EU's Galileo project.
The move comes after the UK was told it would be shut out of key elements of the programme after Brexit.
The UK has spent 1.4bn euros (£1.2bn) on Galileo, which is meant to be Europe's answer to the US GPS system.
Graham Turnock, chief executive of the UK Space Agency, said early feasibility work was under way into a UK system, which he said would cost a "lot less" than Galileo, thanks to work already done and "British know-how and ingenuity".
Asked by the BBC's Science Correspondent Jonathan Amos if it could be as much as £5bn, he said "tops".
The EU’s argument that to allow British involvement would be a security risk are perverse, given that China, Israel, Ukraine and Morocco are participating in the project. Does anyone really think that relations between post-Brexit Britain and EU will sink so low that European governments will consider us more of a security risk than China?
blogs.spectator.co.uk...
How are they getting it up there when we don't have any rockets of our own that can launch the thing?
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: gortex
And will we be guaranteed access to the Ariane 5 launching system after we depart the union?
Probably yes, but it might cost us sustainably more to utilize the service.
Money talks i suppose.
originally posted by: gortex
Europe has the Ariane 5 Rocket system which has already launched part of the network.
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: SprocketUK
"maybe we could pay extra to have a few morons who still cant accept Brexit shot up and clear some space in the house of Lords?"
Maybe you could try it yourself, and most assuredly get your arse handed to you in your handbag. x