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Space Station Norfolk
Paul Hayes tells the story of how, in the 1960s, the north-west Norfolk coastal village of Brancaster was considered as the launch base for Britain's own space programme - the Black Arrow satellite launcher rocket.
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Tue 27 Dec 2016
18:00
91热爆 Radio Norfolk
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Norfolk's space secrets
Duration: 02:55
Further reading
Douglas Millard, The Black Arrow Rocket:聽A History of a Satellite Launch Vehicle and its Engines聽(Science Museum, 2001)
C. N. Hill, A Vertical Empire:聽History of the British Rocketry Programme, Second Edition (Imperial College Press, 2012)
A. E. Tagg, R. A. Wheeler, From Sea to Air: The Heritage of Sam Saunders (Crossprint, 1989)
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Interviewed Guest | Nicholas Hill |
| Interviewed Guest | Ed Couzens-Lake |
| Interviewed Guest | Scott King |
| Interviewed Guest | Richard Curtis |
| Interviewed Guest | Ray Wheeler |
| Interviewed Guest | Douglas Millard |
| Reader | Richard Daniel |
| Producer | Paul Hayes |
Broadcasts
- Mon 29 Aug 2016 18:0091热爆 Radio Norfolk
- Tue 27 Dec 2016 18:0091热爆 Radio Norfolk
