[amsat-bb] Re: Plan to revive 1970s UK satellite

[B J]

On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 5:48 PM, Trevor . <m5aka at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> No not an Amateur Radio satellite but the United Kingdom's first satellite
> launched on a UK built rocket 40 years ago.
>
> The Prospero spacecraft was launched by a Black Arrow rocket on October 28,
> 1971 from Launch Area 5B, Woomera.
>
> Full story and pics at
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14783135
>
>
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There's an item about it at:

http://audioboo.fm/boos/431009-space-boffins-podcast2

73s

Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL