[amsat-bb] Plan to revive 1970s UK satellite

No not an Amateur Radio satellite but the United Kingdom's first satellite launched on a UK built rocket 40 years ago.

The Prospero spacecraft was launched by a Black Arrow rocket on October 28, 1971 from Launch Area 5B, Woomera.

Full story and pics at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14783135

73 Trevor M5AKA