 Space science also gave Massey an excuse to visit Australia ; he made some twenty trips . He was involved in the testing of balloons for upper atmosphere research at the University of Melbourne 's site in Mildura , Victoria . As chairman of the Rocket Subcommittee of the Royal Society 's <unk> Committee , he visited the Weapons Research Establishment near Adelaide and the Woomera Rocket Range to discuss collaboration on the British Skylark rocket , which was test fired from Woomera in 1957 . He sought to develop a UK space program in cooperation in space with Australia , the United States and European countries . He was successful in building international cooperation , although his Black Knight project was cancelled in favour of Black Arrow , which launched Prospero , only satellite launched with a British launch vehicle , from Woomera in 1971 . He was involved in the negotiations leading to the establishment of the Anglo @-@ Australian Telescope at Siding Spring Mountain in New South Wales . 
