While Gilmour Space’s Eris rocket lasted only 14 seconds in the air above Bowen, nascent Australian space industry says failed orbit attempt is a launchpad for future success

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The spaceship hovered for less than a minute before crashing in a giant plume of smoke, but it was...

After months of waiting for the right conditions, an Australian-designed and made orbital rocket launched from the shores of tropical north Queensland. Built by the Gold Coast-based Gilmour Space, the Eris rocket briefly blasted off from the Bowen Orbital Spaceport on Wednesday morning, hovering for less than a minute before crashing in a giant plume of smoke

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