HC Deb 29 January 1968 vol 757 c235W
Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the cost to the British Government of the rocket launching Rehbar-14 in Pakistan on 29th November, 1967; and what Great Britain gains from participation in this experiment.

Mrs. Shirley Williams

The British Government provided the experimental payload at a cost of approximately £4,000. The rocket itself was provided by the American Government under a United States/United Kingdom/Pakistan cooperative agreement.

These experiments extend the geographical coverage of synoptic studies of the structure of the upper atmosphere.