God Save the Queen and Space

As most countries attempt to rebound from the last couple years worth of nasty economy, perhaps the last idea anyone had for a boost was to create a new space agency. Yesterday, Lord Mandelson, the UK’s Business Secretary, announced the creation of the UK Space Agency, “Exactly,” he said, “the kind of high value-added industry we need to support as we rebalance our economy, creating sustainable growth and the jobs of the future.” Complementing that sentiment was Lord Drayson, Minister for Science and Innovation, “We’re acting now, because this is a critical moment in the economic cycle — a point where existing markets are set to grow and new markets set to emerge. This is the time to go for growth.” The new agency will replace the 24-ye