LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

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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