XL929 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Interesting article here that the remains have been found and are to be displayed in the UK. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2019/01/21/britains-satellite-launching-rocket-go-display-48-years-desert/ Not exactly well researched though.... "Britain’s only rocket to successfully launch a satellite into orbit is to finally go on display 48 years after it crashed into the Australian desert. The Black Arrow was launched in 1971 from the Isle of Wight, delivering the Prospero satellite, but the programme was shut down soon after, with the money diverted to build Concorde. 🤦♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 22 minutes ago, XL929 said: The Black Arrow was launched in 1971 from the Isle of Wight, delivering the Prospero satellite, but the programme was shut down soon after, with the money diverted to build Concorde. Hey, Australia... Isle of Wight... they're both islands populated by the descendants of convicts... 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RODH2 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Free State, South Australia, which was Australia's rocket HQ, (Woomera) 🤔😌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tomohawk Kid Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 (edited) On 21/01/2019 at 09:09, XL929 said: Interesting article here that the remains have been found and are to be displayed in the UK. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2019/01/21/britains-satellite-launching-rocket-go-display-48-years-desert/ Not exactly well researched though.... "Britain’s only rocket to successfully launch a satellite into orbit is to finally go on display 48 years after it crashed into the Australian desert. The Black Arrow was launched in 1971 from the Isle of Wight, delivering the Prospero satellite, but the programme was shut down soon after, with the money diverted to build Concorde. 🤦♂️ This is what I'm seeing in the article linked to, which is correct: "The Black Arrow was developed on the Isle of Wight and launched in 1971 from Woomera, Australia, delivering the Prospero satellite, but the programme was shut down soon after, with the money diverted to build Concorde." With a massive a slice of hindsight, given the cash cow that the market of launching small and micro satellites has developed into these days, it was a massive mistake to cancel the programme in favour of supersonic transport, a form of transport that in reality no one wanted. Required reading on the UK's space programme. https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/p810 Tommo. Edited February 28, 2019 by The Tomohawk Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XL929 Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 Yes the article appears to have been amended after initially being published. Poor work from the Telegraph initially but at least they got it right in the end, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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