A vertical empire
by C. N. Hill · first published 2001
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If you're looking for a reasonably technical (but not completely rocket science!) history of the British space programme A Vertical Empire by C. N. Hill is really good, although, as a Brit, also quite depressing as you realise what might have been https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vertical-Empire-History-Programme-1...
on “How Britain beat the odds to achieve space flight, and then abandoned it” ↗Is there a link? It's documented in the book Vertical Empire, I don't know of an online copy, I'm afraid. https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Vertical-Empire-History-Programme... <-- not an affiliate link, just a reference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Arrow#Cancellation…
on “How Britain beat the odds to achieve space flight, and then abandoned it” ↗