european launcher development organisation

  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...
    • Michel Van
    • Thread
    • 1960s cnes cold war commonwealth of australia eldo european launcher development organisation france great britain space race
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  2. 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
    • Thread
    • 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
    • Replies: 225
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  3. 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
    • Thread
    • cold war eldo european launcher development organisation european space agency france great britain nuclear power nuclear rockets space race west germany western europe
    • Replies: 250
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
Back
Top Bottom