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

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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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[–] MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Yep, loss of chamber pressure usually indicates either a propellant flow issue or a structural failure in the combustion chamber - you can literally see the moment the mach diamonds dissapear right before it loses thrust.