New Spaceport?

[Old Koreelah]

Since the closing of the Gove refinery, Nhulunbuy has lots of unused infrastructure. A twice-daily jet service, a port, clubs, pool, sporting facilities, cycle ways and lots of empty accomodation including several apartment blocks...

 

Despite being on the same latitude as Darwin, it's climate is mobs milder- more like a tropical island.

 

I hope the Gumatj people get this project off the ground.

 

Rocket launcher to be developed at remote NT site

 

 

[bexrbetter]

That'll take off.

 

 

[farri]

In the past, there`s been talk about a Space Elevator being built, somewhere in the north of Australia.

 

Audacious & Outrageous: Space Elevators | Science Mission Directorate

 

Frank.

 

 

[Old Koreelah]

In the past, there`s been talk about a Space Elevator being built, somewhere in the north of Australia.Audacious & Outrageous: Space Elevators | Science Mission Directorate

 

Frank.

Why we should always listen to our best SciFi authors:

 

...someone in the audience asked Arthur C. Clarke when the space elevator would become a reality.

 

"Clarke answered, 'Probably about 50 years after everybody quits laughing,'"