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Tag: Rocket

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13th June 1944: First V-1 ‘Doodlebug’ flying bomb attack on London

13th June 2019
Tagged as: Bomb, Britain, Civilians, Germany, Missile, Rocket, Second World War

On the 13^th June 1944 the first German attack on Britain using the V-1 flying bomb, otherwise known as the ‘doodlebug’, took place.

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28th October 1971: Prospero, the only British satellite launched with a British rocket

28th October 2018
Tagged as: Britain, Rocket, Satellite, Science, Space, Space Race, Technology

The Prospero satellite was launched, making it the first and only British satellite to be launched using a British rocket.

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