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This book by Robin Brand documents the history, development and use of the Skylark sounding rocket from WWII to 2005, a fascinating story of the birth of British rocket technology and space science.

• Hardback, 16 chapters, 704 pages, 280 x 220mm (approx.A4)
• Over 740 photographs and figures in colour and black and white (a large proportion never before published)
• Every flight documented
• Comprehensive appendices and index
• Short-listed for a 2015 "Sir Arthur Clarke" award in the media category
• Excellent value at £29.50 (GBP)

It is written in an accessible style, but with considerable academic merit, being based on several years of original research.

 ISBN 978-0-9929896-0-6

1. In stock at The Fordingbridge Bookshop, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 1AB
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https://www.hive.co.uk/Shops/Fordingbridge-Bookshop-Hampshire

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3. Can also be ordered from any good bookshop

Previously: the London Science Museum Exhibition celebrated the 60th anniversary of the launch of the first British rocket to reach space: https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/about-us/press-office/science-museum-celebrates-60-years-britain-entered-space-age

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