A VERTICAL EMPIRE<br> The History of the UK Rocket and Space Programme, 1950

A VERTICAL EMPIRE
The History of the UK Rocket and Space Programme, 1950–1971

CONTENTS


FRONT MATTER C. N. Hill	i
Introduction C. N. Hill	9
Rocket Motors C. N. Hill	25
Rocket Interceptors C. N. Hill	43
The Blue Steel Stand Off Missile C. N. Hill	59
Blue Streak: the origins C. N. Hill	69
Blue Streak: the cancellation C. N. Hill	93
B.S.S.L.V. C. N. Hill	117
ELDO and Europa C. N. Hill	135
Black Knight C. N. Hill	155
Black Arrow C. N. Hill	189
The Could Have Beens C. N. Hill	207
The U.K. and Space C. N. Hill	223
BACK MATTER C. N. Hill	239
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