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The early testing for those launches was done on the Isle of Wight, but AFAIK nothing went to orbit from that site.
by jl6 4y ago
The early testing for those launches was done on the Isle of Wight, but AFAIK nothing went to orbit from that site.
- kilolima 4y agoYes, at the bottom of Tennyson Down before the Needles! A concrete rocket motor hard stand built into the side of the slope. Slept out on it for a lunar eclipse one summer night.
- mnw21cam 4y agoIt's a good choice of location, because you have a decent chunk of Isle of Wight in between the noise of the rocket (and any consequences of rapid unscheduled disassemblies) and populated land.