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Re:Spaceport Cornwall awarded licence to host UK’s first spa... by Tomte on Thursday November 17, 2022 @02:11AM (#33635904)
Southernmost tip of the UK… Gibraltar! ;-)
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Re:Spaceport Cornwall awarded licence to host UK’s first spa... by zeristor on Thursday November 17, 2022 @02:35AM (#33636012)
Or the Malvinas.
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Re:Spaceport Cornwall awarded licence to host UK’s first spa... by bloak on Thursday November 17, 2022 @03:03AM (#33636173)
Which are slightly further from the equator than London!
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Re:Spaceport Cornwall awarded licence to host UK’s first spa... by easytiger on Thursday November 17, 2022 @03:29AM (#33636310)
Your typing impediment misspelt "Falkland Islands"
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Re:Spaceport Cornwall awarded licence to host UK’s first spa... by labster on Thursday November 17, 2022 @03:45AM (#33636398)
Or another occupied territory, Diego Garcia.
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Re:Spaceport Cornwall awarded licence to host UK’s first spa... by Symbiote on Thursday November 17, 2022 @04:09AM (#33636563)
The Falkland Islands are only as "occupied" as Argentina itself.
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Re:Spaceport Cornwall awarded licence to host UK’s first spa... by raverbashing on Thursday November 17, 2022 @03:14AM (#33636230)
To be fair I don't think it would fit there. Another big maybe would be the channel islands
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Re:Spaceport Cornwall awarded licence to host UK’s first spa... by krona on Thursday November 17, 2022 @03:29AM (#33636313)
Have you not seen thunderbirds?!
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Re:Spaceport Cornwall awarded licence to host UK’s first spa... by petesergeant on Thursday November 17, 2022 @04:33AM (#33636705)
BOTs don’t count as the UK, or you could use British Antarctic Territory… Ascension Island is very close to the equator
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Re:Spaceport Cornwall awarded licence to host UK’s first spa... by usrusr on Thursday November 17, 2022 @04:48AM (#33636791)
> Ascension Island is very close to the equator

Oh, the branding opportunities!

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Re:Spaceport Cornwall awarded licence to host UK’s first spa... by pjc50 on Thursday November 17, 2022 @05:08AM (#33636935)
Sovereign Cyprus base territories!
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