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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founders | Adam Gilmour, James Gilmour |
| Headquarters | , Australia |
| Services | Orbital rockets, space access, satellite buses |
Number of employees | 200 |
| Website | www |
Gilmour Space Technologies is a venture-funded Australian aerospace company that is developing hybrid-propellant rocket engines and associated technologies to support the deployment of a low-cost launch vehicle.[1]
Founded in 2012, Gilmour Space's function is to provide space launch services to the small satellite market using Australian-built Eris orbital rockets, launched from Gilmour’s private spaceport in North Queensland. The company also intends to offer a ride-sharing service, in addition to a modular G-Sat small satellite bus/platform.[2]
The maiden flight of Eris Block 1, which was unveiled by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as Australia's first sovereign orbital rocket,[3] is planned for no earlier than August of 2024 from the Bowen Orbital Spaceport in Abbot Point, Bowen.[4]
Gilmour Space has long-term ambitions to develop a range of Eris-class launch vehicles capable of carrying larger satellites/payloads into low Earth orbits, and eventually provide space access for crewed orbital missions.[5]
- ^ John Mcduling (30 May 2017). "Blackbird shoots for the moon and Mars with Gilmour Space investment". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Gilmour has eyes on the sky". AMTIL. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Doorstop interview - Helensvale | Prime Minister of Australia". www.pm.gov.au. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Gilmour Space [@GilmourSpace] (5 December 2023). "** LAUNCH UPDATE: With end of year fast-approaching and launch approvals still pending, Test Flight 1 will now attempt first orbital launch in 2024. **" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 December 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Klein, Alice (20 November 2022). "Australia's first rocket is set to launch into space in April 2023". New Scientist. Retrieved 28 November 2022.