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Australia Set to Launch Historic First Local Orbital Rocket

5/15/2025

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Australia is on the brink of a historic milestone as Gilmour Space Technologies prepares to launch Eris Test Flight 1, the nation’s first locally made orbital rocket. Set to lift off from Bowen Orbital Spaceport in Queensland, this three-stage rocket, a decade in the making, can transport payloads of up to 300 kilograms into Low Earth Orbit.

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Australia is on the brink of a historic milestone as Gilmour Space Technologies prepares to launch Eris Test Flight 1, the nation’s first locally made orbital rocket. Set to lift off from Bowen Orbital Spaceport in Queensland, this three-stage rocket, a decade in the making, can transport payloads of up to 300 kilograms into Low Earth Orbit.