Gilmour Space made history today (July 29), conducting the first-ever orbital launch attempt with an Australian-built rocket.

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

The last attempt to launch a satellite from Australian soil was in 1971, when the British Black Arrow rocket lifted off from ...

Australia’s attempt to return to space lasted just 14 seconds, after a Wednesday launch barely made it off the ground. The ...

The Gilmour-built rocket will one day symbolize success, securing Australia as a competitive space power. T he race for space ...

Gilmour Space completed the test of its Eris rocket in Queensland, Australia. It didn't reach orbit, but it was regarded as a ...

The first fully Australian-made rocket, Eris-1, attempted to become the country's first orbital flight in almost 54 years on ...

The first Australian-made orbital rocket to launch from the land down under barely took off for its inaugural test flight, ...

The first Australian-made rocket, Eris, launched by Gilmour Space Technologies in an attempt to reach orbit and carry small satellites from Australian soil, crashed just 14 seconds after lift-off on ...

The rocket successfully lifted off but crashed shortly after, experiencing an engine burn of 23 seconds and a flight time of ...

About 8.30am on Wednesday, Gilmour Space Technologies made history when its first orbital rocket, Eris, launched from Bowen ...

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 ...