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  1. Michel Van

    Darwin Launch Site in Australia

    During ELDO Europa 2 project, it became clear that Woomera launch site was not able to launch payload with Europa 2 to GEO One Proposal was to build (or move) a Launch site near of the equator, at Darwin in Northern Territory. http://www.spaceuk.org/bstreak/eldo/darwin.jpg But the French had...
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    • 1960s cnes cold war commonwealth of australia eldo european launcher development organisation france great britain space race
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  2. Triton

    Late 1960s Space Tug

    Anyone have information about the late 1960s space tug? This was supposed to launched into LEO by the space shuttle and then hitch a ride on the NERVA-powered nuclear shuttle?
    • Triton
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    • cold war early 1970s eldo european launcher development organisation late 1960s nasa north american rockwell space age space race space shuttle space transportation system united states western europe
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  3. Jemiba

    Blue Streak based satellite transport system

    In 1959 G.K.C.Pardoe, Chief Coordinator/balistic missiles at DeHavilland Propellers Ltd. made several proposals to use the Blue Streak as the basis for a sattelite transport system. - The first shown would combine the Blue Streak with a solid propellant second stage, where the payload would have...
    • Jemiba
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    • british commonwealth cold war communications satellite european launcher development organisation great britain icbm reconnaissance satellite royal air force space age space race spy sat strategic reconnaissance western europe
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  4. A

    Early european rocketry projects

    title says all. It seems that Tony Buttler did it again! Along the mythical Avro 732 "supersonic Vulcan" he mention a Vulcan with a Diamant rocket under wing. (I've seen a pic, but I won't post it here) More info on the context and specs of this project ? I've checked Diamant A/B/BP-4 at...
    • Archibald
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    • cold war eldo european launcher development organisation european space agency france great britain nuclear power nuclear rockets space race west germany western europe
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