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Motor Failures Blamed for Loss of Australia’s First Orbital Rocket

Summary by Ex Terra
Gilmour Space Technologies has completed its investigation into the July 2025 in-flight failure of Eris TestFlight1, concluding that electrical and thermal faults in the oxidizer pump system of two first-stage motors caused the loss of Australia’s first homegrown orbital rocket.“Analysis identified two independent failure modes originating from the oxidizer pump subsystem.” Gilmour Space StatementThe Eris rocket lifted off from the Bowen Orbital…
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Ex Terra broke the news on Monday, April 27, 2026.
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