Tag: Gilmour Space Technologies

Reclaiming sovereignty over strategic technologies

Posted on   |  by Adam Gilmour
Australian governments have been discussing innovation, advanced manufacturing, and the vision of making more (and more high-tech things) in Australia… for decades. Yet here we are in 2024, ranked...

Ten seconds to launch: Gilmour Space completes wet-test

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Gilmour Space Technologies has successfully puts its Eris launch vehicle through a critical wet-test rehearsal, taking the orbital rocket to within ten seconds of launch. As the company continues...

Gilmour Space to launch hypersonics testbed

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Local space technology company Gilmour Space will launch a suborbital flight test service for hypersonic vehicles as demand grows for high-speed test facilities in Australia. The new HyPeRsonic Flight...

Countdown: Gilmour Space launch permit remains elusive

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Gilmour Space Technologies has completed a full, two-week launch dress rehearsal involving more than 30 operations and ground staff ahead of the maiden launch of its three-stage Eris orbital...

New rules to slash approval times for $1b space sector

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Licences to launch rockets into space from Australia will be granted earlier and failed missions won’t necessarily need forensic outside investigation under reforms announced on Wednesday to rebalance safety...

US-Australia space treaty go for launch

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s space treaty with the United States will be ratified and come into force later this year after winning broad support from lawmakers during a five-month parliamentary inquiry. A...

Countdown: Gilmour’s long wait for a launch permit

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The countdown toward the launch of the first Australian designed and manufactured orbital rocket remains on hold as Gilmour Space Technologies’ long wait for an official launch permit from...

Candle wax blast off for German rocket

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Adelaide spacetech Southern Launch will attempt to send an 11.5 metre candle wax powered German rocket into sub-orbit on Thursday from its Koonibba test range in the state’s far...