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X3 satellite 'Prospero'

X3 satellite 'Prospero'

1971
Canvas bag

Canvas bag

1:15 scale model of the Philae spacecraft

1:15 scale model of the Philae spacecraft

2006
X3 'Prospero' satellite, flight spare, designed and made by British Aircraft Corporation, Bristol, England, 1971.

X3 satellite 'Prospero'

1971
An original engine nozzle recovered post-launch from a Black Knight rocket. Black Arrow rockets were built by the UK for the Blue Streak missile programme and subsequently evolved into the Black Arrow space launch vehicle.

Recovered Black Knight engine nozzle

Aerial antenna piece from the X3 'Prospero' satellite, flight spare, designed and made by British Aircraft Corporation, Bristol, England, 1971. A paper label with '1' written on it is attached to the aerial antenna.

X3 satellite 'Prospero' aerial antenna '1'

1971
Aerial antenna piece from the X3 'Prospero' satellite, flight spare, designed and made by British Aircraft Corporation, Bristol, England, 1971. A paper label with '4' written on it is attached to the aerial antenna.

X3 satellite 'Prospero' aerial antenna '4'

1971