Tag: Adam Gilmour

Manufacturing shows new life, and lessons for the economy

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
Back in 2016, during the time of the Turnbull Government’s Ideas Boom, the CSIRO Futures team, in collaboration with the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre, laid out a vision for...

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...

Countdown: Gilmour’s Bowen Spaceport open for business

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Queensland deputy Premier and Treasurer Cameron Dick was an early champion of Gilmour Space Technologies’ plan to design, build and launch an orbital vehicle from a Queensland spaceport. In...

Countdown: Gilmour quietly steps toward the vertical

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Gilmour Space Technologies expects to lift its Eris rocket to its vertical position on the launchpad for the first time in the next ten days as the company quietly...

Gilmour granted Australia’s first orbital spaceport permit

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Local rocket maker Gilmour Space Technologies has secured Australia’s first orbital launch facility licence for its Bowen Orbital Spaceport in North Queensland. Science and Industry minister Ed Husic recently...

The fight to define ‘sovereign capability’ heats up

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
What’s in a name, or a term like ‘sovereign capability’? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll recognise it as the term of the moment. It’s seen and...

Warning space treaty cedes Australian sovereignty

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s space treaty with the United States will prevent the federal government from using revenue collected from US launches to fund the development of local rocket technology, leading to...

Countdown: Gilmour vehicle integration is complete

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The past two weeks have been massive in Gilmour Space Technologies’ build-up to the maiden flight of its Eris orbital vehicle, with the three-stage rocket now fully-integrated and ready...

Gilmour Space secures extra $55m ahead of first launch

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Queensland-based rocket maker Gilmour Space Technologies has raised an additional $55 million in capital to support ongoing development work as its first launch draws closer. Gilmour plans to use...