First Australian-made orbital rocket crashes shortly after takeoff

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• eureka@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yeah last time we named a space-thing Eris, Pluto stopped being a planet. Maybe it’s a bad idea.

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• captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Went farther than Ranger 1 did.

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• thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  “She’ll be right!”

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• FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Keep at it.

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• dgriffith@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Engine start, hold down clamps released, cleared the launch tower (juuust), I give this rocket launch 3.5/10, definite room for improvement.

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  • No1@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    A crashing success?

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• Agent641@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  They overcomplicate it by using rocket engines. They should just released the ground harness and let it fall into space.

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• zero_gravitas@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Video from Aussienaut that was mentioned in the story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-4xv0UxIhY&t=5554s (link should take you to timestamp 1:32:34)

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• Eyekaytee@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  so proud 💪 Was hoping to head up to Bowen but unfortunately it’s just a bit too far:

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  • DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I drove back from Cairns to Victoria point in one hit once. Ex wife drove all of 90 minutes of it. Only stopped for fuel. I was quite a Zombie by the time we got back. Do not recommend, would not do again.

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    • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      wow! I’ve done Melbourne - Townsville in two days but that was with two drivers. And I thought that was bonkers

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• maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  New audio/text meme format dropped:

  OK

  we’re going
  we’re going
  we’re going

  it’s going
  it’s going
  it’s going
  it’s going

  OHH OK

  it’s hovering
  it’s hovering
  it’s hovering
  it’s hovering

  it’s gone!
  It’s gone!

  OHH NO

  it didn’t go

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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    • maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Once again:

      The Simpsons already did it.

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  • Lemminary@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Sounds like an episode of ED in a cold winter night.

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