| Interesting business move by the UK government 12:50 - Jul 4 with 1121 views | GeoffSentence |
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-to-acquire-cutting-edge-satelli
OneWeb filed for bankruptcy partially due to financiers panicking about CV19, and the government seems to have taken the chance to grab a bit of satellite technology.
Not sure how if will directly benefit thr UK since the manufacturing bases are all elsewhere and difficult to move, without putting OneWeb further behind SpaceLink. Interesting move nevertheless. |  |
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| Interesting business move by the UK government on 13:01 - Jul 4 with 1068 views | bournemouthblue |
The government nationalising something, surely not?
They'll probably just give it to G4S or Serco |  |
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| Interesting business move by the UK government on 13:10 - Jul 4 with 1046 views | GeoffSentence |
| Interesting business move by the UK government on 13:01 - Jul 4 by bournemouthblue |
The government nationalising something, surely not?
They'll probably just give it to G4S or Serco |
Not only nationalising something, nationalising something American. | |
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| Interesting business move by the UK government on 13:12 - Jul 4 with 1041 views | linhdi |
| Interesting business move by the UK government on 13:01 - Jul 4 by bournemouthblue |
The government nationalising something, surely not?
They'll probably just give it to G4S or Serco |
It's because we pulled out of the EU scheme for political reasons. So, now spending a lot more money on a bankrupt US company whose technology has never been used for the purpose that UK govt need. What could possibly go wrong? |  | | |
| Interesting business move by the UK government on 13:19 - Jul 4 with 1028 views | matteoblue |
It's an interesting bit of spin by the government. There was much talk of investment in a UK space programme, and now it seems that this could be what it amounts to. It looks like the BSB to Elon Musk's Sky. |  |
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| Interesting business move by the UK government on 13:21 - Jul 4 with 1017 views | Basuco |
| Interesting business move by the UK government on 13:12 - Jul 4 by linhdi |
It's because we pulled out of the EU scheme for political reasons. So, now spending a lot more money on a bankrupt US company whose technology has never been used for the purpose that UK govt need. What could possibly go wrong? |
After already putting a lot of money into the Galileo European system. |  | | |
| Interesting business move by the UK government on 13:23 - Jul 4 with 1014 views | GeoffSentence |
| Interesting business move by the UK government on 13:12 - Jul 4 by linhdi |
It's because we pulled out of the EU scheme for political reasons. So, now spending a lot more money on a bankrupt US company whose technology has never been used for the purpose that UK govt need. What could possibly go wrong? |
Yeah, OneWeb are doing something completely different from Gallileo. Maybe they think they can diversify OneWeb and use their existing infrastructure to build a replacement.
Given the UKs generally woeful record with emerging technologies, for instance ignoring Frank Whittle's Jest engine for 9 years until we were on the verge of war, then giving the technology to America, it is promising that the HMG is at least getting involved in new tech. | |
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| Interesting business move by the UK government on 14:10 - Jul 4 with 972 views | Darth_Koont |
I really think Dyson should be involved in this. |  |
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| Interesting business move by the UK government on 19:04 - Jul 4 with 848 views | GeoffSentence |
It was always clear that OneWeb didn't do GPS so find it difficult to believe that they are buying into it with that as the immediate goal. Maybe using their expertise to build a competing system later, but not as an immediate replacement.
But anyway, it's still good for the UK to get into aadvanced tech and there will still be some value in OneWeb even if not for a Gallileo replacement. | |
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| Interesting business move by the UK government on 22:08 - Jul 4 with 765 views | linhdi |
| Interesting business move by the UK government on 19:04 - Jul 4 by GeoffSentence |
It was always clear that OneWeb didn't do GPS so find it difficult to believe that they are buying into it with that as the immediate goal. Maybe using their expertise to build a competing system later, but not as an immediate replacement.
But anyway, it's still good for the UK to get into aadvanced tech and there will still be some value in OneWeb even if not for a Gallileo replacement. |
It is being bought / invested in as a Galileo investment though. Cheaper than DIY, and Not European. Shame it won't work. | | | |
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