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The Brits Made a Rocket. What Happened To It?

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The Brits Made A Rocket. What Happened To It?

Like many long-established broadcasters, the BBC put out a selection of their archive material for us all to enjoy online. Their most recent may be of interest to Hackaday readers and has more than…

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Vintage Fantasy Art - NOAI Jan 11

« The black arrow sped straight from the string... », 1975

by Lìvia Rusz (Romanian children illustrator, 1930-2020)
Illustration for JRR Tolkien's "O poveste cu un Hobbit", first Romanian edition, Editura Ion Creangã, Bucuresti , 1975

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #LiviaRusz #jrrtolkien #middleearth #thehobbit #hobbit #bilbo #smaug #dragon #Bard #blackArrow

Vintage Fantasy Art - NOAI Nov 7, 2025

« The black arrow sped straight from the string... », 1976

by Mikhail Belomlinsky (Russian children illustrator, 1934-2020)
Illustration for JRR Tolkien's "The Hobbit", first Russian version, translation by Natalia Rakhmanova, 1976

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #MikhailBelomlinsky #jrrtolkien #middleearth #thehobbit #hobbit #bilbo #smaug #dragon #Bard #blackArrow

blackarrowcommunications Aug 28, 2023

Namesake news. 🚀 #Rockets #Space #Prospero #Satellite #Satellites #BLACKARROW #SpaceNews #SpaceRace #UKSpace https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/aug/27/well-launch-rockets-every-month-britain-finally-joins-the-space-race-skyrora-cumbernauld

‘We’ll launch rockets every month’: Britain finally joins the space race

Fifty years after the UK sent its first satellite into space, a Scottish town is among rivals vying for another shot

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Roberta Fidora Jun 27, 2023

Mentioned a few times previously, but as it's June 27th and exactly three years since the release "launch" date, here it is again for your soundtracking and hauntological listening pleasure. #Space #BLACKARROW #Prospero #Histodons #Soundtrack #UKSpace #SpaceHistory #IsleofWight #Satellites #Rockets #60s #70s #Electronic #Bandcamp https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/album/black-arrow-2

BLACK ARROW, by Roberta Fidora

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Roberta Fidora Mar 4, 2023

Shopfront space models in #Ryde. #IsleofWight #Space #Vintage #Display #BLACKARROW #Prospero #UKSpace

Roberta Fidora Jan 18, 2023

Just seen on Docubyte’s site, there’s also a section featuring several great #BLACKARROW and #Prospero #satellite-related images, if you continue a little bit beyond Tim Peake. https://www.docubyte.com/projects/britain-in-space/

My own project is below on #Bandcamp, which features many of the old High Down photographs as part of the artwork (especially the cassette version). The former test site overlooks The Needles on the #IsleofWight. https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/album/black-arrow-2 #Space #SpacePhotography #Music #SpaceHistory

Britain In Space - docubyte

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Awesome Astronomy Jan 9, 2023

The UKs first orbital satellite launch was 52 years ago. On a British Rocket. #justsayin #StartMeUp #VirginOrbit #BlackArrow #Astrodon

Roberta Fidora Jan 4, 2023

If you're a fan of #space-adjacent sounds, you can hear my release 'BLACK ARROW' concluding the most recent X Minus One radio show on #Mixcloud. 🚀 https://robertafidora.com/blogs/general-news/posts/7127528/x-3-2-1-blast-off
#BLACKARROW #Prospero #ProsperoSatellite #Space #UKSpaceHistory #Engineering #Rocket

X-3, 2, 1...Blast Off!

I hope the year is treating you well a few days in. Today is sponsored by the letter 'X' and the numbers 1971 and 2023. X-3 was another name given to th...