Stories in the UK press claiming the Isle of Man has dropped out of the "space race" are wrong and misleading.
That's the view of the owner of consultancy company AstroManx.
Articles in today's UK Independent and various other media claim the Island "always seemed an unlikely contender" in the space race, but its dreams have now "crashed to earth" after space tourism company Excalibur Almaz moved its Russian space capsule and space station off Island.
But Howard Parkin says the apparent demise of Excalibur Almaz is a red herring:Clip 1
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