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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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[โ€“] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 23 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 11 points 9 months ago

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