Today's launch was the first orbital attempt of any kind from Australian soil in more than 50 years. The most recent such flight came in October of 1971, when a British Black Arrow rocket successfully ...

Australia’s first homegrown rocket lasted just 14 seconds. The Eris rocket, built by startup Gilmour Space Technologies, cleared the launch tower before crashing near the pad. Designed to carry ...

Gilmour TestFlight1 launch failed, lasting just 14 seconds — but the company calls it “a huge step forward” for Australia's space future.

Gilmour Space made history today (July 29), conducting the first-ever orbital launch attempt with an Australian-built rocket. That vehicle, named Eris, didn't get very far.