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 10 months 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 10 months ago
F04118F@feddit.nl 10 months ago
French Guyana: “Am I a joke to you?”
Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
Well, french guyana isnt a US launch site
wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 10 months ago
The engineers didn’t account for the toilet water spinning around the opposite way.
Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club 10 months ago
We’re all one race: the human race. There is no space race.
ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
Well obviously because gravity is the other way around in Australia, duh!
skribe@aussie.zone 10 months ago
NEEDS MORE STRUTS!
SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 10 months ago
Happy cake day
skribe@aussie.zone 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 months ago
“barely off the ground”
How slow did it fly? 0.1 meters per second?
CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 10 months ago
Maybe they mean relative to space.
arsCynic@beehaw.org 10 months ago
Though, kangaroo biomimicry proved a great success.
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
that’s what she said
Codpiece@feddit.uk 10 months ago
Were they trying to master the landing part first?
jonesy@aussie.zone 10 months ago
Guys were doing our best :(
XTL@sopuli.xyz 10 months ago
That’s a lot more than most of us. We just can’t into space.