Nelsons (Homeopathy) Charles, Prince of Wales announced a partnership between Nelsons and his Duchy Originals brand to produce a line of herbal remedies. He watched the first batch of products being produced and afterwards gave a speech to staff where he said he had great admiration for the company and had been brought up with their products. In 2009 Nelsons was named ‘Best UK Family Business, £25m+ turnover category’ in the Coutts Prize for Family Business 2008/2009. 2010 was the 150th anniversary of the founding of Nelsons, which was celebrated with a float at the Lord Mayor's Show in London. The Dublin
Scout X-2M of P-35 weather satellites. The first Scout X-2M was launched 24 May 1962, carrying P35-1, but failed to reach orbit. The second flight, launched at 11:44 GMT on 23 August, was the only successful launch to be made by an X-2M, placing P35-2 into low Earth orbit. The final launch, with P35-4 occurred on 26 April 1963, and like the first flight, it failed to reach orbit. Scout X-2M Scout X-2M was an American expendable launch system which was flown three times between May 1962 and April 1963. It was a four-stage rocket, based on the earlier Scout X-2, but