High Down Rocket Test Site

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The High Down Rocket Test Site is a former Rocket Testing facility on High Down near The Needles.

The remains of the High Down Test Site are a rare example of a 1950s British rocket test facility, built at a time when the country was amongst a handful of nations at the forefront of rocket and missile technology. Internationally, large rocket testing facilities of this date are uncommon...

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launch site, 

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Location: 50.6608, -1.5773, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • High Down Rocket Test Site
    former rocket testing facility on High Down, Isle of Wight
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    siterocket launch siteHigh Down Rocket Test Sitelaunch site,Wikidata