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

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

Eris-1, the first rocket fully built by an Australian company, crashed back to Earth 14 seconds after taking off from a ...

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

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, ...

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

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

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 ...