A vertical empire

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1. chr15pJul 2018
   If you're looking for a reasonably technical (but not completely rocket science!) history of the British space programme A Vertical Empire by C. N. Hill is really good, although, as a Brit, also quite depressing as you realise what might have been https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vertical-Empire-History-Programme-1...
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2. gaiusJul 2018
   Is there a link?

   It's documented in the book Vertical Empire, I don't know of an online copy, I'm afraid.

   https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Vertical-Empire-History-Programme... <-- not an affiliate link, just a reference

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Arrow#Cancellation <-- brief mention here

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