Secret plans to build and launch a spaceship in Ireland were put to the Government by US astronauts, according to newly-released classified documents. A team of experienced scientists, including "at least one astronaut who had walked on the moon" planned to use the Republic as its base for the ground-breaking project. The details are contained in Government papers released under the 30-year rule reveal. A letter setting out the proposals was sent to the Irish Government of the day by the US-based Consulate General of Ireland. American scientist Dr Gary Hudson, who claimed to have worked for Nasa, submitted his...