UKSA: Happy 40th, Prospero
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DIH
Oct 30, 2011, 12:30:45 PM10/30/11
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This week (Friday 28 October 2011) marks the 40th anniversary of
Britain as a spacefaring nation. On the 28th of October 1971, the UK
launched Prospero - a science and technology demonstration satellite -
on top of a Black Arrow rocket at Woomera, Australia. This made the UK
the 6th nation to demonstrate a working orbital launch capability.
To read the rest of the Article: http://bit.ly/sGbGUV
Britain as a spacefaring nation. On the 28th of October 1971, the UK
launched Prospero - a science and technology demonstration satellite -
on top of a Black Arrow rocket at Woomera, Australia. This made the UK
the 6th nation to demonstrate a working orbital launch capability.
To read the rest of the Article: http://bit.ly/sGbGUV
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