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   The de Havilland Propellers Blue Streak was a British Intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), and later the first stage of the Europa satellite launch vehicle. Blue Streak was cancelled without entering full production.

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3. armaghplanet.com › blue-streak-uks-cold-war-rocketBlue Streak: the UK’s Cold War rocket – Astronotes

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   Sep 22, 2010 · The Blue Streak rocket was an advanced British missile of the 1950s which nearly became a space rocket before ending up a casualty of government apathy. Let’s look at Blue Streak’s rise and fall.

4. www.theregister.com › 2019/11/27 › spadeadam_rocketTalking a Blue Streak: The ambitious, quiet waste of the ...

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   Nov 27, 2019 · For those new to Britain's post-war flirtation with homegrown ballistic missiles, Blue Streak was a 80ft (24m) single-stage rocket powered by twin liquid oxygen (LOX) and kerosene motors developing 137,000lbf (610kN) of thrust. The British Oxygen Company's plant is now a ruinous dumping ground for rubble (click to enlarge)

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5. reviews.ipmsusa.org › review › blue-streak-britainsBlue Streak: Britain's Medium Range Ballistic Missile

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   Jan 27, 2020 · The move to use ballistic missile technology instead of aircraft delivery of atomic devises wasn’t a big secret, but the Russian’s test of August 12, 1953 of a thermonuclear device caught the US by surprise.

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7. www.newscientist.com › article › mg13318021-300Thirty years on: the secret plot to kill Blue Streak | New ...

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   Jan 4, 1992 · 4 January 1992. The US tried to sabotage Europe’s plans to develop its own satellite. launcher, based on Britain’s Blue Streak rocket, according to the Cabinet. minutes for 1961 which were ...

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   When was Blue Streak launched?

   • The rocket would launch satellites built in Italy, Belgium and Holland making it a truly European project. So work continued on Blue Streak, and the first Blue Streak was launched from Woomera on 5 June 1964. It worked perfectly. Three more test flights took place with no failures- a rare distinction among space rockets at the time.

   Blue Streak: the UK’s Cold War rocket – Astronotes

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   What was the Blue Streak missile project?

   • Geek's Guide to Britain Of all the monuments to Great Britain's efforts to maintain its pre-war status as a global superpower in the post-war world, the remnants of the Blue Streak intermediate-range ballistic missile project are among the most bathetic.

   Talking a Blue Streak: The ambitious, quiet waste of the Spadeadam

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   What was the Blue Streak rocket?

   • The Blue Streak rocket was an advanced British missile of the 1950s which nearly became a space rocket before ending up a casualty of government apathy. Let’s look at Blue Streak’s rise and fall. These days most British economists agree that designing and manufacturing things are rather icky tasks best left to people in India and China.

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   How many times was the Blue Streak tested?

   • The Blue Streak first stage was successfully tested three times at the Woomera test range in Australia as part of the ELDO programme. In 1959, a year before the cancellation of the Blue Streak as a missile, the government requested that the RAE and Saunders-Roe design a carrier rocket based on Blue Streak and Black Knight.

   Blue Streak (missile) - Wikipedia

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   What happened to Blue Streak?

   • Blue Streak died unwept as a weapon, and its transfiguration into Europe's space launcher seemed to make good sense. Eldo became the first token of Britain's historic decision to throw in her lot with Europe, using technology as her admission ticket.

   Blue Streak - Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile - GlobalSecurity.org

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   How much did Blue Streak cost?

   • The British was based at Woomera in Australia. Development Organisation. However, Italy was reluctant to commit itself restive about the cost of the programme. Blue Streak was then costing £500 000 a month. this would wreck the chances of Europe having an independent launcher.’ technological opportunities for the United Kingdom. Their loss would be

   Thirty years on: the secret plot to kill Blue Streak

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9. www.globalsecurity.org › wmd › worldBlue Streak - Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile

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   The Blue Streak program was cancelled in favor of the air-launched Skybolt program on 13 April 1960 on the grounds of cost and vulnerability. Blue Streak was then adapted to be used as the...