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Black Arrow was the British-built rocket that took the Prospero satellite into orbit in 1971.

The Black Arrow project was started in the 1960s and abandoned after its last successful launch in 1971.

Edinburgh-based launch company, Skyrora, retrieved the 1st stage of the Black Arrow rocket from where it landed in the Australian outback and brought it back to the UK early in 2019.

Space industry celebrates Black Arrow 50th Anniversary at Farnborough

Yesterday (4th March 2020) people from all across the space industry gathered at the Farnborough Air Sciences Museum to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the UK’s first successful launch into space. The Black Arrow rocket was launched on 4th March 1970 from a launch pad in Australia, successfully depositing a satellite into orbit. The UK…

5th Mar 2020