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The Brabazon Lecture is in honour of Lord Brabazon of Tara. Born in London on 8 February 1884, J.T.C. Moore-Brabazon became one of British aviation’s true pioneers and, in his political career played an important role in the planning of civil aviation for the years following WW2.

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Can the United Kingdom be the Vanguard of a New Space Age?

Added on 03 February 2010 by Royal Aeronautical Society

The current ‘Space Age’ arguably began in the immediate post war ‘40s when V2s began to carry instruments above the atmosphere to determine Earth’s environment at high altitudes. A decade later orbital spaceflight began and yet another decade or so led to the first human presence on the moon. Since then there has been a more or less permanent, if small, human population in orbit around our planet.

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Project Lauren…Oh What a Journey

Added on 03 February 2010 by Royal Aeronautical Society

In March of 2007 the United States and European Commission signed into effect the next round of Open Skies legislation. Using this legislation as the back drop, British Airways’ Willie Walsh sanctioned a project to look at and evaluate the feasibility of starting a new airline, within the group, that would seize the opportunity.

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