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The first orbital rocket made and designed in Australia crashed 14 seconds after lift-off during its first test launch.

Videos show the Eris rocket, launched by Gilmour Space Technologies, lifting off the ground before losing momentum and crashing.

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[-] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 day ago

Well, yeah. It's upside down. What did they expect?

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 day ago

That's because it's in a land down under.

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