A Queensland space company is set to make history after being given the green light to launch Australia's first commercial orbital rocket. Adam Gilmour, CEO of Gilmour Space Technologies, said he was notified by the Australian Space Agency earlier on Monday that the permit to launch their 25-metre rocket from Bowen, a small north Queensland town, into low Earth orbit …
In short: Gilmour Space Technologies has released the first image of its completed Australian-made rocket. Gold Coast-based company Gilmour Space said it was a month away from the first rehearsal launch in the north Queensland town of Bowen. Mr Gilmour said his team was working towards an official launch in April, making it the first locally made rocket to lift-off …
A Queensland space company has reached its final milestone as it prepares to go into orbit next year. "All engines are now qualified for our first orbital test launch next year," the company's chief executive and co-founder Adam Gilmour said. Gilmour Space Technologies founders Adam and James Gilmour hope to launch their company's rocket next year. Mr Gilmour said the …
A Gold Coast rocket company could soon be sending bushfire-detection satellites into space, after revealing it is in talks with the Australian Space Agency and Canadian government about rolling out the technology. Key points: Gilmour Space is on track to launch a rocket into space this year The company is thrilled with its recent engine test fire The rockets can …
Queenslanders could be flying to space without leaving their state within 10 years, a Gold Coast rocket company predicts after a successful test launch. Key points: Rocket technology developer Gilmour Space Technology hopes to launch people into space from Queensland within 10 years The company says a test result of 45-second 'hot fire' is triple their original attempt and a …