"We take satellites up into space. A good way to think of us is like a bus to space," "I used to travel a lot, so I would download research papers in the lounge before I got on the plane, and then I would read them for the 10 hours it took to go to London,""By the time I landed in London I was an expert on whatever I was reading about, whether it was ablative systems or rocket nozzles or thermocouples. And I kept learning and reading, and then by 2015 I think I was confident enough to leave what I was doing and start the company."
https://www.spaceconnectonline.com.au/launch/5431-gilmour-to-build-and-launch-surveillance-satellite-for-defence"Gilmour to build and launch surveillance satellite for defence09 May 2022...A prototype satellite is set to launch in conjunction with Gilmour Space by mid-2023, Dutton added."
we now have a 33 ton orbital launch vehicle sitting in a shed in Helensvale right now getting ready for launch either later this year or early next year
Gilmour Space announces first 'Caravan' rideshare mission to LEOUpdated: 3 hours agoAustralia's first Caravan to space is expected to launch in late 2024, carrying multiple satellites and payloads into low earth orbits.IAC Paris, 19 September, 2022 -- Australian launch services company, Gilmour Space Technologies, has announced that it will launch a dedicated rideshare mission into low earth orbit (LEO) in late 2024. Unlike most rocket launches which host a primary customer payload, a rideshare launch comprises of many customer payloads such as cubesats, microsats and other small spacecraft. "Called Caravan-1, this mission will provide affordable access to new space customers looking to launch into a mid-inclination orbit at the end of 2024,” said Adam Gilmour, CEO and co-founder of Gilmour Space. The venture-capital-backed company is developing Australian rockets that will deliver a variety of spacecraft into LEO; and is expecting to launch its first Eris vehicle from the Bowen Orbital Spaceport in Queensland, Australia, early next year. “Caravan-1 will launch in 2024 on our upgraded Eris Block 2 rocket (pictured), which will have a lift capacity of one tonne or 1,000 kilograms to LEO — a significant upgrade in launch capability and capacity for our customers," he added.Caravan-1 customers will also have the option of using a standard 15-inch adaptor port, and/or leveraging on Gilmour Space’s modular satellite platform, called the G-Sat, for individual payloads. (Details available on request.) “The next few years are going to be a very exciting time for the global space industry, and missions like this will allow us to support the growth of new satellite and in-orbit technologies that could benefit humanity on Earth, in space, and beyond,” said Mr Gilmour.
Gilmour Space’s Eris Block 2 launch vehicle will launch Caravan-1, its first dedicated rideshare mission in late 2024.
Doesn't Gilmour use hybrid motors?
It’s not always abt fire…here’s a #lookback at the team testing our 1st stage tank - pressurising it to above flight conditions & verifying it meets its design reqts. Passing this test was a milestone for #Eris as we work #behindthescenes toward our 1st orbital launch in 2023.🚀
