The original home of the UK space programme was the Isle of Wight. While radar and hovercraft were being pioneered nearby in Hampshire and on the island, Britis

The original home of the UK space programme was the Isle of Wight. While radar and hovercraft were being pioneered nearby in Hampshire and on the island, British scientists were launching early (mostly unsuccessful) attempts that fed into the US projects later [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_space_programme https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_space_programme