Paul Burgess from Burgess & Hall wines in London, where the team have collected from, and Danielle Hanbrook from Recyrcle, who is in charge of sourcing the cork material
(Picture: Handout)A group of London space scientists have won Government funding for a project which turns popped champagne corks into vital heat-resistant material used for rocket launches.
Space Prime was awarded £17,000 by the UK Space Agency to develop the technology to produce cork sheets which act as a sacrificial heat shield against a rocket’s thrusters.
