21.02.2007

Ainscough in Top Gear

If you are a fan of BBC's motoring programme Top Gear you might have seen last Sunday's episode where Richard Hammond and James May attempted to launch a Reliant Robin rocket into space. The feat was in fact the largest non-commercial rocket launch attempt in European history.

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The nose cone of the rocket ready to be lifted into position

To help with the assembly Ainscough Crane Hire's Newcastle depot was called in to provide a 50 tonne All-Terrain crane to assist with the assembly of the 8 tonne Rocket and to re-cover the pieces after the launch.
Once launched however, the Reliant Robin failed to release
from the main booster and crashed into the hillside ending in a
spectacular explosion, Top Gear's biggest ever.

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Top Gear's James May and Richard Hammond