I think I posted this before (I think it was abt the iPod app) but regarding our discussion this afternoon it s a nice summary of the most frequent sceptic arguments...
A bit of self-ad here :-) Hear my lab colleague Tony Morse speaking about developmental robotics, and meet our little iCub...
As a bonus, have a peep into the kitchen and messy lab of the guys downstairs... my office is of course much nicer!!!
according to the normal website (http://www.bnsc.gov.uk/):
"The UK Space Agency website will officially launch on 1 April 2010. Until then, the BNSC website will be in a state of transition "
the guys above i think just take the piss coz theres no official website. Mission statement: TOGETHER WE ARE GOING TO EMBARK ON A JOURNEY INTO SPACE.
..........................THE MISSION IS......MARS................................."
I've just read a blog entry about this on New Scientist, and while the entry itself is not interesting, I learned from it where the UKSA and ESA's UK establishment are going to be based. Answer: it's even more in the middle of nowhere than Plymouth! BTW does anyone (Leo?) know what is the basis on which new ESA establishments locations are chosen (if this info is classified, you can send it on priv ;)
[Edit] Esa has released a news item about it... Whatever one can say about the British Space Agency, they certainly have a fantastic logo!