A Cockatoo Sabotaged the Launch of Australia's First Rocket

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The ship was to be launched but the mission was aborted when an error was detected in the ground support system.The bird was found biting the components of the electrical system.

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World, 5 June 2025 (ATB Digital).— The first Australian space rocket was ‘victim’ of avian sabotage. A cockatoo became the main suspect of being behind the electrical failure that left Gilmour Space Technologies’ space dream on the ground, about to make history on May 15 with the expected launch of the Eris. The ship was to be launched from a cattle field in Bowen, Queensland, but the mission was aborted upon detection of an error in the ground …

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Gilmour Space Technologies had planned to launch the Eris rocket, which would have been the first Australian rocket launch in history. However, the launch was cancelled due to an electrical fault, likely caused by a white cockatoo.