Qatar mulls space exploration

Bachus
By Bachus

I didn't know quite what to make of the idea of Qatar collaborating with NASA on a $3.3 billion investment.

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/qatar-eyes-progress-on-3-3bn-space-city-p...

By Cupid s_Victim• 16 Jan 2012 17:50
Cupid s_Victim

First become number one among your peers then explore outside. It's a step by step process don't bite more than you can chew. A word of advice but if it works then good for Qatar.

By drsam• 16 Jan 2012 16:30
Rating: 2/5
drsam

space city or city in the space, there will definitly be some "space" for restaurants, eateries, and fast food chains maybe even shisha's. thus answering LP's question of who's gonna go there...in the name of science for sure.

By britexpat• 15 Jan 2012 15:36
Rating: 2/5
britexpat

It will probably be used for research and a means of putting Qatar on the map....

By anonymous• 15 Jan 2012 14:43
anonymous

It's gonna be a "Space City" near Al Khor down on Earth. With a university connected (?) to NASA, a museum and the usual tourist attractions. The question will be, who's gonna go there?

By fred2265• 15 Jan 2012 14:27
Rating: 3/5
fred2265

I don't think it's an outrageous investment.

By Hu Wan• 15 Jan 2012 12:09
Hu Wan

could the govt. do these things first. Some places looks like the moon: full of pot holes and uneven roads!

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