A hugely successful and largely unsung British space programme is about to draw to a close with the final launch of a Skylark sounding rocket.
The vehicle, which first flew in 1957, became a very inexpensive but effective way of carrying scientific experiments into suborbital space.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4490253.stm
A British-designed rocket has taken off for the last time, ending a successful 50-year-old space programme.
The Skylark sounding rocket was originally due to fly on Sunday but high winds prevented the launch.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4504623.stm