Hammond and May tried to convert a Reliant Robin into a space shuttle. They were given 12 days to build it[6] and help from the British Amateur Rocket Society. Eight tons of thrust were required to launch the Robin — the largest non-commercial rocket launch undertaken in Europe. The Reliant Robin took off, everything seemed [...]

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