Launch of Australia's 1st Homegrown Orbital Rocket Delayed Indefinitely Due to Payload Fairing Issue

Blow to Aussie space hopes as rocket launch delayed indefinitely

The country’s first homegrown orbital rocket launch is delayed indefinitely due to a technical fault.

Launch of Australia's 1st homegrown orbital rocket delayed indefinitely due to payload fairing issue

Australian company Gilmour Space stood down from the debut launch of its Eris rocket today (May 15), and it's unclear when the pioneering vehicle will take to the skies.

'A big bummer': Launch of Australia's first home-grown rocket delayed again

Gold Coast-based Gilmour Space Technologies had been given a two-week window clearance to launch its 23-metre Eris rocket from a purpose-built pad in north Queensland.

The first rocket launch from Australia has been cancelled due to a technical problem with the nose cone, aerospace company Gilmour Space Technologies announced on Friday.

Gilmour Space scrubs launch after electrical fault

Gilmour Space Technologies has postponed the historic maiden launch of its Eris rocket indefinitely after an electrical fault during pre-launch checks caused the nose cone to open. The company, which hopes to launch Australia’s first homegrown rocket, has not provided a new date for the TestFlight1 mission, with replacement parts needed to be transported to its launch site. “While we’re disappointed by the delay, our team is already working on a…

Glitch delays vegemite launch into orbit

An Australian aerospace firm said on Friday it has scrubbed a historic attempt to send a locally-developed rocket into orbit, citing a glitch in the nose cone protecting its payload - a jar of Vegemite. An electrical fault erroneously deployed the opening mechanism of the carbon-fibre nose cone during pre-flight testing, Gilmour Space Technologies said. The nose cone is designed to shield the payload during the rocket's ascent through the Earth'…