Europa (rocket)
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The Europa rocket was an early expendable launch system of the European Launcher Development Organisation, which was the precursor to the European Space Agency. It was developed with the aim to delive
Europa II rocket(larger horizontal rocket in the background. Front center-left is the Skylark sounding rocket, and a model of the Ariane 4 orbital rocket to the right) at Euro Space Center
Test site at RAF Spadeadam in Cumbria
Europa 2 rocket
Europa 3 model
Blue Streak (missile)
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The de Havilland Propellers Blue Streak was a British Intermediate-range ballistic missile, and later the first stage of the Europa satellite launch vehicle. Blue Streak was cancelled without entering
Europa (rocket)
…the deployment of European-wide telecommunication and meteorological satellites into orbit. The program ultimately traces its history to the British Blue Streak missile, which was cancelled in 1960. Blue Streak was then used as the basis of the Black Prince expendable launch system and several other concepts…
Blue Streak at the Deutsches Museum, Schleissheim, Munich
The placard reads: "Remains of the first Blue Streak rocket launched from Woomera 5 June 1964. Discovered 50 km SE of Giles in 1980."
Blue Streak F4 rocket remains
Europa F13 at the National Museum of Flight in East Fortune, Scotland.