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Harwell lined up to be country’s space exploration centre
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Harwell could become the country’s space exploration capital if a new national space agency is built in the area.
Science Minister Lord Drayson announced the creation of a new British space agency to co-ordinate research while visiting the Rutherford Appleton Space Conference at Harwell.
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