Thursday, April 23, 2026

A replica of the Reliant Robin Space Shuttle used in Top Gear

 begin quote from Wikipedia article on Reliant Robin:

A replica of the Reliant Robin Space Shuttle used in Top Gear

On 18 February 2007 episode of Top Gear (series 9, episode 4), a Reliant Robin was used by Richard Hammond and James May in an attempt to modify a normal K-reg Robin into a reusable Space Shuttle. The booster rockets separated cleanly, but the fuel tank did not detach, and the Robin exploded on touchdown.[21]


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