The last attempt to launch a satellite from Australian soil was in 1971, when the British Black Arrow rocket lifted off from a military range in South Australia and placed a UK-built satellite into orbit. Gilmour is leading the charge to bring orbital launches back to Australia, this time with a domestic rocket.

The launch of Australia's first orbital rocket ended in a crash. Nevertheless, the space company Gilmour Space considers it a success.

The first Australian-made rocket to attempt to reach orbit from the country's soil has crashed after 14 seconds of flight.