marty_hopkirk Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 http://www.cherryred.co.uk/sfe-exd.asp?id=3635 Interesting. Marty... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marty_hopkirk Posted March 5, 2013 Author Share Posted March 5, 2013 A brilliant and fascinating DVD, with stacks of footage I have not seen before, recommended. I also note C.N. Hill's 'A Vertical Empire' second edition has not long been published: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vertical-Empire-History-Rocketry-Programme/dp/1848167962/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326638670&sr=1-2 Again highly recomended. Marty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrvr6 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 didnt even know we had 1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I believe the original rocket-engine test base is still standing on the Isle of Wight? All the actual firings were at Woomera in Australia Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyverns4 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Yep, IIRC near the Needles! Also IIRC I believe that there are still some relics of our space race up extant at RAF Spadeadam, which might have been a launch site?? Christian the Married and exiled to Africa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XL929 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Yes, the rocket testing site was at Highdown, just along the coast from the Needles. My father worked there and ended up going to Woomera for one of the firings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marty_hopkirk Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share Posted March 6, 2013 (edited) I believe the original rocket-engine test base is still standing on the Isle of Wight? Mike Full static firing tests of Blue Streak was carried out at Spadeadam, with BS bolted to the ground on full power, but no launch occurred there. One of the UK's satellites Prospero is still in orbit. Marty.. Edited March 6, 2013 by marty_hopkirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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