The Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) was a British research establishment that served as the primary governmental hub for space technology. RAE's space-related activities included sounding rocket, launch vehicle, and satellite design, testing, construction, and operation, both independently and in partnership with industry. It was involved in programs like Black Arrow and Skylark, and in 1971, RAE launched the Prospero satellite, making the UK the sixth nation to orbit a satellite. RAE's work encompassed areas such as space object identification and the development of carbon fiber, contributing significantly to aerospace and defense.
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The Royal Aircraft Establishment selected Saunders-Roe to design and produce the Black Knight rocket.