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Project HOTOL

Title
Project HOTOL
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
12 Oct 1987
Year of production
1987
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Duration
00:02:16
Description
Report on the future for project HOTOL (Horizontal Take-Off and Landing - space aircraft that could take off from normal airports) after Trade Minister Kenneth Clarke would not put any more funds into the project. Includes interview with designer Alan Bond who will go to Europe to fundraise; Roy Gibson, former head of UK National Space centre. Reporter not identified.
Further information
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Bond_(rocket_developer)
Contributors
Alan Bond; Roy Gibson
Keywords
Government; Conservative Party; Public finance; Space exploration; Space sciences; Aerospace engineering; Spacecraft; Satellites; HOTOL

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