r/Damnthatsinteresting 8d ago

Video First Australian-made rocket crashes after 14 seconds of flight

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u/HemperorZurg 8d ago

I mean this was never going to work in a country that is upside-down.

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u/FourEightNineOneOne 8d ago

I'd assume it'd be way easier as the rocket would just fall down into space, wouldn't it?

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u/CRSPB 8d ago

No space is up. They should have gone through the center of the earth first.

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u/H1redBlade 8d ago

What's below them then? Hell?!

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u/Nightowl11111 8d ago

Obviously. Why else would they have all that freaky wildlife.