Prospero and Black Arrow | 50th Anniversary Celebration Day

Join us for a very special event – a day of presentations and Q&As relating to the 50th anniversary of the launch of Prospero and Black Arrow.

Confirmed speakers include John Harlow, Doug Millard from the Science Museum, Richard Gardner of the Farnborough Air Sciences Trust, Tony Smart from the Wight Aviation Museum, plus Terry Ransome and Stefanie Vincent from Aerospace Bristol.

Further scheduling information, and more speakers, will be announced soon.

Prospero and Black Arrow | An Introduction from the Science Museum, with Doug Millard

Prospero and Black Arrow | The Importance of Black Arrow, and its recovery, to the UK’s Launcher Ambitions, with Alan Thompson

Prospero/Black Arrow | Recovered Hardware and The Role of RAE Farnborough, with Richard Gardner and Dr Graham Rood

Prospero/Black Arrow | Black Arrow on the Isle of Wight including High Down and the making of the full scale model, with Tony Smart

Prospero/Black Arrow | ‘GAMMA – The Early Days ‘: An Insight into Early Work on the Black Arrow Gamma Engines at Westcott

Prospero/Black Arrow | Bristol’s involvement in Black Arrow and as Prime Contractor for Prospero and its payload

Prospero/Black Arrow | Finding Prospero