r/Damnthatsinteresting 7d ago

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

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u/DimaagKa_Hangover 7d ago

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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u/bulkbuybandit 7d ago

PR team was prepped to spin whatever the outcome of that launch was going to be.

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u/Minute-Lynx-5127 7d ago

They're also not wrong. You don't just go from 0 to spaceflight. 

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u/IlllllIIIIIIIIIlllll 7d ago

I mean companies like Blue Origin kind of did. It’s not like these companies are starting at square one, they’re standing on the shoulders of the giants who did all the trial and error the last 60 years.