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https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cz93xzv3njjo

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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[-] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

That photo… Chef’s kiss

[-] 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.

[-] JoeTheSane@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

Why does it even need a rocket? Just let it go!

[-] Cat_Daddy@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago

Because it went down instead of up

[-] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago

I guess you gotta start somewhere.

[-] Greg@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

That's awesome!

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