Sunday 7 July 2024

Launch of a British Skylark in July 1964

 The first sounding rocket to be launched by the European Space Research Organisation, a British built Skylark is fired from the Sardinian base of Salto di Quirra on July 6th 1964. Two chemical release payloads were carried to support upper atmospheric research.


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