It’s a shame, because their launch site in Bowen is much closer to the Equator than the continental US. When/if they get it right, they’ll be able to need far less fuel than US launch sites.
Australia’s attempt to join the space race lasts 14 seconds
Submitted 3 weeks ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to technology@beehaw.org
https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/30/gilmour_space_australia_test_flight/
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Smoke@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
F04118F@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
French Guyana: “Am I a joke to you?”
Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Well, french guyana isnt a US launch site
wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
The engineers didn’t account for the toilet water spinning around the opposite way.
Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club 3 weeks ago
We’re all one race: the human race. There is no space race.
ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
Well obviously because gravity is the other way around in Australia, duh!
skribe@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
NEEDS MORE STRUTS!
SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
Happy cake day
skribe@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Thank you. My Reddit account is old enough to drink, but I’ve never once received a Happy Cake Day. It’s truly appreciated.
SteevyT@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
Add fuel until it stops going, add engines until it starts exploding, then add struts until it stops exploding. Repeat to orbit.
Kissaki@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
“barely off the ground”
How slow did it fly? 0.1 meters per second?
CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
Maybe they mean relative to space.
arsCynic@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
Though, kangaroo biomimicry proved a great success.
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
that’s what she said
Codpiece@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
Were they trying to master the landing part first?
jonesy@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Guys were doing our best :(
XTL@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
That’s a lot more than most of us. We just can’t into space.