October 28, 1971 — Great Britain became the sixth spacefaring nation when the Prospero 1 satellite launched on a Black Arrow rocket from Launch Area 5B at the Woomera Prohibited Area in Australia

October 28, 1971 — Great Britain became the sixth spacefaring nation when the Prospero 1 satellite launched on a Black Arrow rocket from Launch Area 5B at the Woomera Prohibited Area in Australia