UK's Space program

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Sam the fearless space dog lost in action 12 miles above Earth: Hunt for toy sent to edge of space only for contact to be lost as he fell to the ground

Sam the toy dog was sent to the edge of space as part of a school project
He was attached to a helium balloon, GPS tracking equipment and cameras
Hunt has been launched for the toy after it lost contact with ground control
Sam could have landed anywhere across a swathe of northern England


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If you find a bedraggled cuddly toy dumped on the ground today, give it a second look – you may have stumbled across a pioneer of space exploration.

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[TooFastTim]

Actually the UK space program was pretty hot stuff. Then the politicians buggered it up. See here:

[video=youtube;aUJoESpNk_Y]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUJoESpNk_Y[/video]