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Australia, Eris rocket and Bowen Orbital Spaceport

Associated Press News on MSN · 2d

First Australian-made rocket crashes after 14 seconds of flight in a failed attempt to reach orbit

The first Australian-made rocket to attempt to reach orbit from the country's soil has crashed after 14 seconds of flight.

Space on MSN · 2d

Australia's 1st orbital rocket, Gilmour Space's Eris, fails on historic debut launch (video)

Gilmour Space made history today (July 29), conducting the first-ever orbital launch attempt with an Australian-built rocket. That vehicle, named Eris, didn't get very far.

Ars Technica · 3d

Australia’s first orbital-class rocket stalled seconds after liftoff

The last attempt to launch a satellite from Australian soil was in 1971, when the British Black Arrow rocket lifted off from a military range in South Australia and placed a UK-built satellite into orbit. Gilmour is leading the charge to bring orbital launches back to Australia, this time with a domestic rocket.

Watch: Australia's first space launch since 1971 ends in 14 seconds

In a bit of an oops, Australia's return to space after almost 54 years hasn't exactly gone to plan. On July 30, 2025 at the ...

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1st made-in-Australia orbital rocket crashes after 14 seconds flight time: ‘Team safe, data in hand, ready for TestFlight 2’

Gilmour Space Technologies had earlier said it would consider the launch a success if the rocket left the ground.

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