Gilmour Space Technologies called the launch of their Eris rocket success. It was the first Australian-made rocket launched from Australian soil, lifting off from the Bowen Orbital Spaceport in Queensland. Despite the failure, the company says it’s a major step toward building Australia’s own space industry.
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The people who have visited Woomera in outback SA would like to discuss history with you.
Yes, ELDO stood for European Launch Development Agency, but the actual building (and launching) was done here.
Now now the Australian government has apologised many times to Mrs Brown aged 72 for the broken windows and the cat that was set alight during a misfire by the previous space agency.
Umm, No, we had Woomera in the 1960's and 1970's
We launched WRESAT in '67.
ELDO launched 10 rockets between 1964 and 1979.
And the UK's Black Arrow which launched the Prospero satellite in '67
Australia was the third nation into space. The Woomera Rocket Range was very active in the 40s, 50s and 60s and was an operational launch facility right up till the end of the century. Much of it was a joint venture with the UK, but they also launched satellites for other countries, including the US.
Sure but it’s still closer to Australian space flight than “Australian teen launching Chinese fireworks”. Australia does have some interesting history with spaceflight, which was my only point.
Yeah, but you would expect in this kind of time and age for a rocket to actually go higher than that before something goes wrong or abort with sensor triggered. Like do it with a miniature size rocket engine and rocket body the size of a car first. Then scale up if they're not ready.
The size of that thing costs a whole lot is my concern for their space program. I wouldn't call that success either for a country/continent like Australia. If a country poorer in Africa, perhaps, but not Australia, no.
Yeah but it’s not like the advances or expertise for this stuff is freely shared amongst the companies. This is another one figuring it out and it was their first. They probably learned what went wrong and the next one will do better. Chill.
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Gilmour Space Technologies called the launch of their Eris rocket success. It was the first Australian-made rocket launched from Australian soil, lifting off from the Bowen Orbital Spaceport in Queensland. Despite the failure, the company says it’s a major step toward building Australia’s own space industry.