The Black Arrow & Britain’s Rocket Program

It’s been 50 years since the first successful suborbital flight of the British designed and built Black Arrow rocket. Ultimately it would prove its ability to launch satellites into low Earth Orbit before being cancelled, but there’s a lot to talk about. The Propellent choice of High Test Peroxide and Kerosene is not one we see very often but it has some very interesting advantages over more conventional choices. Lots of info on British rockets is available on Nicholas Hill’s site: Gamma 8 image in thumbnail by Andy Dingley