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First Australian-made rocket crashes shortly after lift-off (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 weeks ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world

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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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[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The front fell off

[–] i_am_hiding@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

Is that common?