The Time Britain Went to Space (and then gave up)

A crumbling Empire makes a last-ditch attempt to reach the stars.

[afgor]

inventing one of the best early rockets around using stolen knowledge then giving up because budget cuts is probably the most British thing to ever happen

[chocho]

What a shame they gave up, they could had traded space spices

[thelegend]

The fact that they called the satellite "Prospero" is awesome and incredibly sad at the same time...

[houselemuellan]

In an alternate world, this was the reason why the Galactic Empire speaks mainly English. *FOR THE GALACTIC BRITISH EMPIRE RULES THE STARS*

[rodrigosilos]

I can now say the Prospero is now my favorite satellite

[Daniel.Anugerah]

Why did the British never go to the moon?





They realized the moon wouldn't fit in the British museum

[mikedrop]

How am I just discovering this channel now? You are doing great man and I hope the idiot we know as the algorithm wakes up and finds your channel

[borisselbstadler]

the apathy of this country is absolutely depressing

[currentcommentor]

Due to the Black arrow program being based on all those expensive military rockets was it was one of the cheapest orbital rocket programs in history from any nation. All 5 cost a similar amount to a single launch of a French rocket.

[mandalorian_guy]

2:08 That Werner Von Brown quote is just amazing.

[yeeoof]

"yo this space thing is boring, let's go watch some guy in a police box fly around and fight salt and pepper shakers"

[PhattyBolger]

Watching that satellite float through space to God save the Queen made me feel patriotic like Homer Simpson at the US Embassy in Australia crying at the machine that makes the toilet flush "the American way"

[mrmoist]

"To think of these stars that you see overhead at night, these vast worlds which we can never reach. I would annex the planets if I could; I often think of that. It makes me sad to see them so clear and yet so far." - Cecil Rhodes

[accessthemainframe]

well if commercial space flight (like SpaceX) takes off, the UK won't need to have national launch capability to be customers.

The first ships of the earthly British Empire were caravels built by Portugal after all.

[lordcharles]

I have actually met two people vaguely related to this program, one is my Grandfather who helps wind tunnel the Rockets, the other is an aged rocket scientist I met at a bus stop in Norfolk who was involved in the calculations they made for the rockets.

[kevinplayz]

They gave up the time when they realized they can't grew a tea there

[soyey]

incredibly underrated channel, i watched about 5 of your videos and honestly thought you had more than a million judging by your video quality

[doucettealexander]

My grandfather passed away a few days before this video was uploaded. he lived in Canada most of his life but had duel citizenship so he could, in his words "Be born British and die British." The ending of that little probe sailing through space with god save the queen playing softly in the backround made me think of him and how he probably would've laughed his ass off at the jokes in your video but also be proud of his homeland for how much they achieved with how little they had.

[accessthemainframe]

keep uploading BritMonkey your channel is great.

[casparvoncampenhausen]

6:12 huh, that sounds like an opportunity the British wouldn't miss out on.