Skyrora | Black Arrow Returns Home
THE UK’s only rocket to successfully place a satellite into orbit is to be unveiled in Scotland after a 10,000-mile journey back home.
Almost 50 years since its launch, the Black Arrow rocket will be displayed in Penicuik, Midlothian later this month after space company Skyrora transported the rocket from the Australian outback to the UK.
Developed and tested on the Isle of Wight, the Black Arrow programme completed four rockets between 1969 and 1971, with the third flight marking the first and only successful UK-led orbital launch – before the programme was cancelled, giving the vehicle ‘cult’ status among the space community.
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