[FPSPACE] re: Woomera and Kistler

[Simon Mansfield]

 >>>>PS: Ironic that Australia's once-premier rocket base, Woomera, is now 
a detention centre for illegal migrants. Every time Woomera has appeared 
completely doomed, something has kept it alive. This is the strangest 
episode yet.<<<<

So, how is the Kistler launch site at Woomera looking these days?

 From memory Kistler remains a touch and go project at the best of times. 
It is also doubtful that Woomera will be used by Kistler for anything more 
than one test flight and even that is doubtful. They now have basic 
approval for a Nevada site and it makes much more sense for Kistler to base 
all its operations in the US.

About the only future for Woomera is as a detention camp for refugees from 
war-torn Afghanistan, Iraq who made the mistake of not getting a visa from 
a non-existent Embassy.

The Australia government has now given permission for the private company 
running these concentration camps to inject unruly detainees with sedatives.

In addition our government is now distributing pamphlets throughout the 
middle east and elsewhere alleging Australians will engage in racial 
vilification of boat people give that they are non-Europeans.

So nice of our government to say we are all racists.

What is going on Australia with refugees is truly disgusting and I urge all 
people to become better informed about this situation and send letters of 
concern to your nearest Australian Embassy.