Australia's first space rocket exploded a few seconds after flight

Soccer (94 news) The first space rocket built in Australia exploded seconds after take off. Gilmore Space Technologies launched the Eris rocket on Wednesday to launch small satellites into orbit.

The rocket was launched from a spaceport near Bawn, a town in north Queensland, for testing. In the footage released, the rocket can be seen passing the launch tower and flying into the air before crashing. No casualties were reported in the incident.