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Going to the Devil

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Jan 26, 2026
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January 26

(The Wandering Scot)

In January 1982, I visited Devil’s Island, the formidable fabled prison off the coast of French Guyana. My trip, on behalf of The Daily Telegraph, was principally to witness a take-off by Ariane, the European Space Agency rocket designed to break the American monopoly on satellite launching.

The French were the major partner…

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