Yes folks, its official, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (known in the midlands as NASA) has decided to move it's headquarters to
Tullamore, Co
Offaly. Following a lengthy Congressional Hearing last week and subsequent meetings with the
Tullamore Urban District Council, it was decided by NASA directors to move operations from Washington to
Tullamore. The exact reason for this move is unclear, however it is suspected to be connected to the fact that
Tullamore is now known as the 'Space Food' capital of the world. NASA told De
Midlander that is has recently transformed it's organisational structure, streamlining the agency and putting it in a better position to implement the Vision for Space Exploration and that the folks in
Tullamore are an essential part of this transformation. Mission Support Offices will be built in
Tullamore town centre beside the Post Office.
In response to this,
Tullamore Urban District Council told De M
idlander that they would be giving each astronaut a bottle of
Tullamore Dew before every flight 'to settle their nerves'. They also said that now
Tullamore is a midland gateway it is the ideal location for other national space agency headquarters. They also believe that the new
Tullamore By Pass will be ideal for bringing the Space Shuttle up and down from
Roscrea, the site of the new NASA launch pad.
However, the
Tullamore Urban District Council informed NASA late last night that they cannot bring the space shuttle through the town in August this year because of the
Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann. The Department of Finance have told De
Midlander that their decentralisation efforts may be badly affected by the loss of their
brightest staff to NASA. To counteract this they have built
ther own space shuttle to show staff that they are just as good an
employer as NASA:
Staff at De
Midlander would just like to thank NASA and the people of
Tullamore by saying 'Come on the boys from NASA and up the Kings county.'
Yes folks, its official, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (known in the midlands as NASA) has decided to move it's headquarters to Tullamore, Co Offaly. Following a lengthy Congressional Hearing last week and subsequent meetings with the Tullamore Urban District Council, it was decided by NASA directors to move operations from Washington to Tullamore. The exact reason for this move is unclear, however it is suspected to be connected to the fact that Tullamore is now known as the 'Space Food' capital of the world. NASA told De Midlander that is has recently transformed it's organisational structure, streamlining the agency and putting it in a better position to implement the Vision for Space Exploration and that the folks in Tullamore are an essential part of this transformation. Mission Support Offices will be built in Tullamore town centre beside the Post Office. 
In response to this, Tullamore Urban District Council told De Midlander that they would be giving each astronaut a bottle of Tullamore Dew before every flight 'to settle their nerves'. They also said that now Tullamore is a midland gateway it is the ideal location for other national space agency headquarters. They also believe that the new Tullamore By Pass will be ideal for bringing the Space Shuttle up and down from Roscrea, the site of the new NASA launch pad.
However, the Tullamore Urban District Council informed NASA late last night that they cannot bring the space shuttle through the town in August this year because of the Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann. The Department of Finance have told De Midlander that their decentralisation efforts may be badly affected by the loss of their brightest staff to NASA. To counteract this they have built ther own space shuttle to show staff that they are just as good an employer as NASA:
Staff at De Midlander would just like to thank NASA and the people of Tullamore by saying 'Come on the boys from NASA and up the Kings county.'
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