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

Eris-1, the first rocket fully built by an Australian company, crashed back to Earth 14 seconds after taking off from a spaceport in Queensland. It was the country's first orbital launch attempt since 1971.