The UK has a proud history of doing things and then failing to capitalise on it. Examples: • Black Arrow [0] - orbital satellite launcher, cancelled almost on

The UK has a proud history of doing things and then failing to capitalise on it. Examples: • Black Arrow [0] - orbital satellite launcher, cancelled almost on the day of the first successful launch. • Miles M.52 [1] - could have beaten the Bell-X1 to supersonic flight by a year, if it hadn't been cancelled. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Arrow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Arrow [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_M.52 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_M.52