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Great content, but I believe there was some contradictive in the summary that was as confusing as the morons from Hylmpulse actually callingit Hylmpulse and SL1. It's like they want to be chinese :p

I am old enough to remember seeing cancellation of BlueStreak on BBC news. Also the columns in the newspapers about Bluestreak failures at Woomera. Good to see the record being put straight that the failures weren't often down to Bluestreak, but the other components. All space mad kids were gutted when it was cancelled. Excellent doc showing the background and all the stuff we weren't aware of when at the time.

The simple truth of all this is that NASA owns space blue and derivative there of,would never see the light of day remember the beagle probe to mars early 2000s which Died on the martian surface which was never really resolved no ladies and gents the Brits were never going to the moon besides there was no one to give it back to when we had finished with it😮😅😊

muchly appreciated to learn more about my dad's work in 1964 in Stevenage with DeHavillan before he immigrated to Australia after they cancelled the program

Lot of pompous, imperial mythology, not much of the common sense and technological reality... Reason, why Britain went into the dead end street...

most exalant vid . for anyone wanting to see a BlueSteak there are still a few left .The space center in leister has one ,theres also a complete euopa in toulous in france .Carlise airmusium have a large section on open display(still has its turbo pumps ).East fortune air musium also have some parts (but the last i heard they are not on public displayas under conservation . ) theres also Blackarrow 2 of which can be seen in the uk ,one is in the science musium in london the othe at farnburgh in the speed exobition .Also worth haveing a look in the Rolls Royce hall in Derbey they have several engines used at spadeaddamfor tests and a complete motor assembly for a blackarrow . .that to the best of my knowlege is all thats left in the uk in fact your better going down under to see more uk rockets

I have to disagree with your claim that Ariane was derived from Blue Streak. Yes, the Ariane 1 first stage is a cylinder with a cone on top. That configuration is very common for rocket stages, and so general that you can't claim inheritance. The RZ-2 engine has no lineage to the Vikings used on Ariane 1. They use different fuels. Viking development started in 1965 at SEP in France, when the Europa 1 project was just getting started. The only commonality between Ariane 1 and Blue Streak I can find is the use of stainless steel for the construction of the first stage.

It's sad that we gave up our space program to buy them from the yanks. We're the only country to build an orbital rocket and then retire that capability.

Well done! One of my favorite facets of your video how you speak of Blue Streak so lovingly. I feel that same love now. Thank you.

This is very Polyus studio and that's really not a bad thing at all. Subbed ;-)

Woomera is in South Australia. There is no place here called Southern Australia.

Imagine if Bluestreak could have been made reusable like the Kistler reusable vehicle, where the Bluestreak 1st stage lands on its side with the help of air-bags and parachutes.

I was posted to the IAM Farnborough 1956 living in the Grange Hostel. An exciting time.

So sad how the British lost so much ground in space launching.

An excellent documentary - well done for highlighting Geoffrey Pardoe's contribution to the aerospace industry (admired his measured overview of the American space efforts). He is remembered by the Space award the RAes presents that bears his name.

Very good, but please remove the intrusive synthetic muzak.

finally, someone makes a decent documentary of Blue Streak and black prince. well done

Excellent job

I would suggest watching the video by Alexander the OK of the black arrow, in case someone wants more engineering details. Amazing video sire! Thank you ver much

What an excellent presentation! Thank you!

Yet another example of politicians destroying the UK.

Incredible research Tom, and footage you found. I had no idea of how advanced a British Moon landing plan was, despite being a member of the BIS in the 70s. Looking forward to part two, even though how the UK government acted :(

That's Altas, right?

Well we got polaris and didnt need a land based ballistic missile. No one in Government wanted to launch satellites it was a cover story.

I love and hate this video, because I’m watching it and thinking what could have been! Can’t believe this is from such a small channel. Will have to have a look why the Lunar projects were abandoned…

Blue Streak docu-video was/is amazing, thank you for all the hard work. I learned so much about Britain's space heritage.

Great video! Very informative! It’s a shame that the British didn’t proceed with their moon plans or find another purpose for Blue Streak.

The Ariane 1 has nothing to do with the Blue Streak

To add to what others have said, that was really well narrated. Well done. This deserves more likes, subscribes, and comments everyone...

Now...I had no idea that there has been a bit of the Blue Streak carrying on in space today! I'm gonna have to watch this multiple times to absorb all of it. This is an absolutely cracking doco, Tom! Exceedingly well done, indeed! Aloha!

Awesome I!!!!

Tom, thank you for the amount of work you put into to a truly interesting and informative video. I know it’s hard work. Very much appreciated for the contribution you have made to the world.

After this, I am seriously looking forward to the second installment. Great work. Keep it up.

Amazing work, Tom. I consider myself fairly well educated on British spaceflight heritage, but I learnt a lot from this video. Good production standard, too!

Well done Tom, great video. I've shared it out on my socials.

Great documentary; insightful and educational. This should be of value to any young British Spaceflight enthusiasts interested in the UKs Historical contribution; particular post-2018 newcomers to this new "Second Space Race" to the Moon. I have a "Space Technology" book (Salamander, 1989), co-authored by Kenneth Gatland, past President of the British Interplanetary Society (11:15); member of the BIS Council 1945-81; and designer for Hawker Aircraft (Hurricane, Typhoon and Tempest). Mr Gatlands book, of course, references UK "Black Arrow (Prospero)", 1971 and ELDO "Europa II", 1971; but NOT "Blue Streak". Now, having watch your documentary, this does seem surprising. A quality production of value to Spaceflight Observers; AND terminal Polymaths that somehow enjoy "brushing the cobwebs off History" (Dust Never Sleeps), particularly British History; both of which this Kiwi subscribes.

Wow awesome, thanks Tom. I've been waiting for this forever, and even considered doing something myself ten or twenty times. Have you read "A Vertical Empire" or "Val Cleaver -a very English Rocketeer"? One thing that always stood out for me was the folk around the launch pad wearing wooly hats, very British.

What a fascinating and informative documentary. I knew so little about Blue Streak and how its lineage can be traced to the modern Ariane family of rockets. Truly outstanding work Tom 👏

A pre-viewing "thank you" for your film-making efforts, Tom (our friendly 'Scottish Host'); I'm sure it will earn a "like" from 20,000kms away. Hello from New Zealand. 👏🎥🕷🕸👍🌏🖐👤🇳🇿🦎🌴☀️🌊

Yeahhh. Epic video incoming. Can’t wait for this and more! Great to have some history to see where things come from.

Looking forward to it!

Hell, Tom, and I thought MY chest, arms and back were hairy... Don't worry, I'll watch closely... for your upcoming video, that is, not for your Simian Slip. Hello from New Zealand, tuned in for Oct. 20, 2200 GMT.

There're simply not enough videos about British rocketry and even less about British spacecraft. I will WELCOME your video! 'Til then, Tom, aloha! It's great to see you back!

You had my attention at 0.01 seconds.

Looking forward to this documentary Tom, sounds like it will be fascinating.

That sounds awesome Tom, can't wait to see it!🚀👍👍

amazing content and very informative! :)