HC Deb 03 June 1964 vol 695 c159W
22. Mr. J. H. Osborn

asked the Minister of Aviation how many firings of British research rockets have taken place during the past five years; and what was their purpose.

Mr. Amery

There have been 14 launchings of Black Knight, 78 of Skylark, 17 of Jaguar and 14 of Skua. These rockets, all of which were developed by the Ministry of Aviation and industry, have been used respectively for research into the re-entry phenomena associated with ballistic missiles, for the investigation of the upper atmosphere, for the study of hypersonic aerodynamics and for meteorological research.