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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 Bowen Orbital Spaceport in North Queensland, Gilmour Space Technologies' Eris rocket crashed just 14 seconds after launch.
Gilmour Space launches first Australian-built rocket from Bowen
Gilmour Space Technologies made history with its Eris Testflight 1 from Bowen Orbital Spaceport around 8.30am, with the rocket leaving the ground before collapsing in a planned manoeuvre. Co-founder and CEO of Gilmour Space, Adam Gilmour, said he was “happy about it”, especially considering the rocket has been sitting ready for a year and a half.
The first Australian-made orbital rocket to launch from the land down under barely took off for its inaugural test flight, ...
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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.
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After 54-year wait, Australia's first attempt at an orbital rocket crashes 14 seconds after liftoffEris-1, the first rocket fully built by an Australian company, crashed back to Earth 14 seconds after taking off from a ...
The last attempt to launch a satellite from Australian soil was in 1971, when the British Black Arrow rocket lifted off from ...
Gilmour Space Technologies had earlier said it would consider the launch a success if the rocket left the ground.
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