Alex McColgan

It ended up disintegrating and was ultimately completely destroyed. The second launch, where it was testing the first two stages again, went off successfully, but the Black Arrow's third and final test launch, where it first attempted to reach a full orbit, was also a failure.

It ended up disintegrating and was ultimately completely destroyed. The second launch, where it was testing the first two stages again, went off successfully, but the Black Arrow's third and final test launch, where it first attempted to reach a full orbit, was also a failure.

Its second stage had an oxidiser that failed to pressurise, which meant that the second stage cut out early and the whole rocket, with its mock payload, failed to reach orbit. In this time, France, Japan and China all successfully launched satellites using their own rockets. On the 29th of July 1971, the UK government decided to cut its losses and cancel the Black Arrow project.

Its second stage had an oxidiser that failed to pressurise, which meant that the second stage cut out early and the whole rocket, with its mock payload, failed to reach orbit. In this time, France, Japan and China all successfully launched satellites using their own rockets. On the 29th of July 1971, the UK government decided to cut its losses and cancel the Black Arrow project.

Its second stage had an oxidiser that failed to pressurise, which meant that the second stage cut out early and the whole rocket, with its mock payload, failed to reach orbit. In this time, France, Japan and China all successfully launched satellites using their own rockets. On the 29th of July 1971, the UK government decided to cut its losses and cancel the Black Arrow project.

This was a great blow to the RAE. However, by this time, the fourth Black Arrow had already been constructed and shipped to Australia, along with the accompanying satellite. The government finally gave the go-ahead for the final launch. This satellite was designed to test the technologies necessary for communicating with satellites.

This was a great blow to the RAE. However, by this time, the fourth Black Arrow had already been constructed and shipped to Australia, along with the accompanying satellite. The government finally gave the go-ahead for the final launch. This satellite was designed to test the technologies necessary for communicating with satellites.

This was a great blow to the RAE. However, by this time, the fourth Black Arrow had already been constructed and shipped to Australia, along with the accompanying satellite. The government finally gave the go-ahead for the final launch. This satellite was designed to test the technologies necessary for communicating with satellites.

As such, it had tape recorders, a micrometeor detector designed to measure the frequency of small particles in space, and multiple designs for solar cells to see which would be the most effective. Initially, this satellite was named Puck by the RAE, not Prospero. This continued the tradition at the time of RAE satellites being named after Shakespearean references.

As such, it had tape recorders, a micrometeor detector designed to measure the frequency of small particles in space, and multiple designs for solar cells to see which would be the most effective. Initially, this satellite was named Puck by the RAE, not Prospero. This continued the tradition at the time of RAE satellites being named after Shakespearean references.

As such, it had tape recorders, a micrometeor detector designed to measure the frequency of small particles in space, and multiple designs for solar cells to see which would be the most effective. Initially, this satellite was named Puck by the RAE, not Prospero. This continued the tradition at the time of RAE satellites being named after Shakespearean references.

Puck and its predecessor Ariel were both fae characters in Shakespeare plays. They were beings of the air, of pranks and of magic. When the project got cancelled, however, the RAE team changed the name of the satellite from Puck to Prospero. Prospero, a sorcerer in the Shakespearean play The Tempest, was a powerful magician too, but ultimately gave it all up to become a normal human.

Puck and its predecessor Ariel were both fae characters in Shakespeare plays. They were beings of the air, of pranks and of magic. When the project got cancelled, however, the RAE team changed the name of the satellite from Puck to Prospero. Prospero, a sorcerer in the Shakespearean play The Tempest, was a powerful magician too, but ultimately gave it all up to become a normal human.

Puck and its predecessor Ariel were both fae characters in Shakespeare plays. They were beings of the air, of pranks and of magic. When the project got cancelled, however, the RAE team changed the name of the satellite from Puck to Prospero. Prospero, a sorcerer in the Shakespearean play The Tempest, was a powerful magician too, but ultimately gave it all up to become a normal human.

It's a sharp indicator for how the RAE team must have felt. Although they would be allowed to launch their last rocket, they knew they would never do so again. Britain was giving up on its space race. It would in future pay for other nations to carry its satellites into space, as this was considered more economical. To the RAE scientists, it must have felt like they were giving up the magic.

It's a sharp indicator for how the RAE team must have felt. Although they would be allowed to launch their last rocket, they knew they would never do so again. Britain was giving up on its space race. It would in future pay for other nations to carry its satellites into space, as this was considered more economical. To the RAE scientists, it must have felt like they were giving up the magic.

It's a sharp indicator for how the RAE team must have felt. Although they would be allowed to launch their last rocket, they knew they would never do so again. Britain was giving up on its space race. It would in future pay for other nations to carry its satellites into space, as this was considered more economical. To the RAE scientists, it must have felt like they were giving up the magic.

It made the successful launch of Black Arrow and Prospero on the 28th of October 1971 all the more bittersweet. Before this point, a Black Arrow had not carried a payload all the way to low Earth orbit successfully, and now, just when it had finally proven its viability, it was ended. Admittedly, Prospero's launch didn't go completely smoothly.

It made the successful launch of Black Arrow and Prospero on the 28th of October 1971 all the more bittersweet. Before this point, a Black Arrow had not carried a payload all the way to low Earth orbit successfully, and now, just when it had finally proven its viability, it was ended. Admittedly, Prospero's launch didn't go completely smoothly.

It made the successful launch of Black Arrow and Prospero on the 28th of October 1971 all the more bittersweet. Before this point, a Black Arrow had not carried a payload all the way to low Earth orbit successfully, and now, just when it had finally proven its viability, it was ended. Admittedly, Prospero's launch didn't go completely smoothly.