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 lofted the United Kingdom's Prospero satellite from the Woomera Rocket Range in South Australia.

The first Australian-made rocket to attempt to reach orbit from the country's soil has crashed after 14 seconds of flight

Gilmour Space completed the test of its Eris rocket in Queensland, Australia. It didn't reach orbit, but it was regarded as a success.