Tag: Gilmour Space Technologies

A $56.5m federal grant lands for a rocket to take off

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The stars are beginning to align for the maiden flight of the first Australian-designed orbital vehicle, which is being built on the Gold Coast in Queensland by local upstart...

Defence, space and the drive toward national self-reliance

Posted on   |  by David McClure
Debates about the notional definition of sovereign capability has entered mainstream policy debates over the past two years. The impact that Covid and the economic crisis that it wrought...

Ambition: An InnovationAus.com documentary

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It seems like everyone is aware that something interesting is going on at Gilmour Space Technologies’ manufacturing facility on the Gold Coast, but until you actually see it, it’s...

Australia needs local space primes: Adam Gilmour

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia needs its own sovereign primes in the space sector to boost the nation’s manufacturing capability and build resilience into the local economy, Gilmour Space Technologies chief executive Adam...

Success: Gilmour Space tests 3D-printed rocket

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Gilmour Space Technologies is one step closer to blast off after successfully completing tests on its brand new, 3D-printed Phoenix rocket engine. At the company’s test site in Toowoomba...

$15 million Defence deal for Gilmour satellites

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Queensland-based rocket company Gilmour Space Technologies has secured a $15 million deal to develop and launch satellites for the Department of Defence by mid-2023. Gilmour Space will develop a...

NASA partners with Australian Space Agency on earth observation

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
NASA will partner with the Australian Space Agency on earth observation following Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s $1.2 billion funding of Australia’s National Space Mission. The Australian Space Agency and NASA...