Australia now has a homegrown orbital launch attempt under its belt. The company Gilmour Space notched that milestone today (July 29), sending its first Eris rocket skyward from the Bowen Orbital ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On January 5, 2005, astronomers at NASA discovered Eris, the second-largest dwarf planet in the solar system. Eris is just ...

On July 30, 2025 at the Bowen Orbital Spaceport in North Queensland, Gilmour Space Technologies' Eris rocket crashed just 14 seconds after launch. Back in 1971, Australia seemed like it was on the ...

Stars are born in clouds of dust and gas, and around them, planets slowly begin to take shape. Astronomers have long theorized how planets form from these swirling discs, but capturing this process in ...

The Gilmour-built rocket will one day symbolize success, securing Australia as a competitive space power. The race for space is on (again). This time, there are far more players than in the previous ...

Gilmour Space's Eris rocket briefly launched from Bowen Orbital Spaceport in coastal Queensland. "The rocket began sliding sideways shortly after rising off the pad, crashing back to Earth just 14 ...

Australia is known for great beaches, top-tier coffee, and a laidback approach to life that really doesn’t square with all the rules and regulations that exist Down Under. What it isn’t known for is ...

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Gilmour Space has concluded its investigation into the maiden flight of Australia's first orbital rocket, Eris TestFlight1.

The Australian government has led an A$217 million ($141 million) funding round for Gilmour Space Technologies aimed at working on the Eris rocket and expanding production capacity. The Series E ...