Author Topic: Gilmour Space Technologies (Read 139422 times)

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #60 on:** 12/24/2018 03:02 am »

Highlights of events at Gilmour this year.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #61 on:** 12/24/2018 03:07 am »

https://www.gspacetech.com/single-post/2018/11/22/RUAG-Space-signs-MOA-with-Gilmour-Space

New Access to Space: RUAG Space signs agreement with Australian rocket company Gilmour Space

November 23, 2018

MEDIA RELEASE

Zürich/Queensland, 23 November 2018 — Australia’s leading rocket company, Gilmour Space Technologies, has signed a long-term collaboration and supply agreement with global launch industry supplier, RUAG Space.

The agreement, the first of its kind in Australia, explores the use of RUAG Space’s new range of FlexLine carbon composite products in Gilmour Space’s proprietary hybrid rockets. The Queensland-based company is targeting to launch small satellites weighing up to 100 kg into low earth orbits from 2020, and up to 400 kg from 2021.

“RUAG Space has a long history of providing reliable launch technologies for rockets like the Ariane 5, Vega and Atlas,” said Gilmour Space CEO & Founder, Adam Gilmour. “With this collaboration, we look to leverage on their proven expertise, while lowering our launcher development costs and time-to-market.”

Holger Wentscher, Senior Vice President Launchers at RUAG Space: “Our new FlexLine products offer weight optimised, reliable and user-friendly solutions, at best-in-class series cost.

“It has been very exciting to see the progress that Gilmour Space and Australia have made in the space domain since we first met at the International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide last year; and we look forward to collaborating with them in their goal to provide lower cost access to space from Australia.”

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #62 on:** 02/04/2019 02:30 am »

Gilmour Space unveils One Vision rocket ahead of suborbital test launch
February 1, 2019 MEDIA RELEASE

Gold Coast, QLD — Australian rocket company, Gilmour Space Technologies, today unveiled its ‘One Vision’ rocket which it plans to launch later this month, and conducted a live demonstration of its automated mobile launcher, the first of its kind in Australia.

https://www.gspacetech.com/single-post/2019/02/01/Gilmour-Space-unveils-One-Vision-rocket-ahead-of-suborbital-test-launch

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #63 on:** 02/04/2019 02:35 am »

Two news reports.

https://twitter.com/7NewsBrisbane/status/1091256287256399872

https://twitter.com/9NewsGoldCoast/status/1091243730047139841

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #64 on:** 02/04/2019 02:46 am »

Some details of the Helium pressurisation system. Tank is at 190 Bar (19 MPa) and regulates that down to 44.4 bar (4.42 MPa). The Helium is quite warm at 37 C, which might be worst case launch temperature.

Note that this is a simulation and doesn't actually represent the system.

CameronD · « **Reply #65 on:** 02/04/2019 02:47 am »

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 02/04/2019 02:35 am

Two news reports.

Interesting timing, given that the Australian Space Industry Conference is being held at Avalon Airshow in 3 weeks and that Adam Gilmour is on the list of presenters.

https://www.airshow.com.au/airshow2019/TRADE/Conferences/SIAA/index.asp

Tywin · « **Reply #66 on:** 02/04/2019 02:48 am »

Nice, Australia could join to the club of countries with orbital launchers...

The rocket look beautiful...

They say from where they go to launch Eris?

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #67 on:** 02/04/2019 02:53 am »

According to the Channel 7 segment, the Ariel launch site is near Boulia, Queensland.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulia,_Queensland

https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Boulia+QLD+4829/@-22.8776794,139.781778,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6a6aa608ad6a480b:0x400eef17f2097c0!8m2!3d-22.911306!4d139.910444

Quote from: Tywin on 02/04/2019 02:48 am

They say from where they go to launch Eris?

Not sure where that will be. There's a chance it might be overseas, since our current launch laws are ridiculously expensive. There's efforts underway to have launch licenses be more competitive though.

CameronD · « **Reply #68 on:** 02/26/2019 10:37 pm »

Adam Gilmour (with others) at the recent Australian Space Industry conference:

They have backing from Main Sequence Ventures https://mseq.vc and are making progress.

plugger.lockett · « **Reply #69 on:** 03/01/2019 04:09 am »

Out of curiosity does anyone know when Gilmour are going to attempt to launch their "One Vision" rocket? I ask as in December Steven wrote:

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 12/05/2018 10:22 am

Launch of their Ariel sounding rocket is currently scheduled for January next year. To avoid going over 100 km, the vehicle will not be using a full propellant load and will be using an aluminium case instead of carbon fibre.

And last month Steven posted the following media release:

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 02/04/2019 02:30 am

Gilmour Space unveils One Vision rocket ahead of suborbital test launch
February 1, 2019 MEDIA RELEASE

Gold Coast, QLD — Australian rocket company, Gilmour Space Technologies, today unveiled its ‘One Vision’ rocket which it plans to launch later this month...

Just curious as I'd heard from a number of places that they were planning to launch "in a few weeks" a few weeks ago.

CameronD · « **Reply #70 on:** 03/01/2019 06:16 am »

Quote from: plugger.lockett on 03/01/2019 04:09 am

.......
Just curious as I'd heard from a number of places that they were planning to launch "in a few weeks" a few weeks ago.

Adam wasn't saying much at the Conference and I didn't push him.

They most likely still have a few bugs to iron out (both technical and regulatory) but they have the money and they're working on it.. and that's a lot more than we can ever expect from certain others out there.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #71 on:** 04/08/2019 07:38 am »

Launch of Ariel now planned for April.

Gilmour Space @GilmourSpace
Mar 14

PS: In case you’re wondering about our test launch... CASA has given us approval to launch! We’re conducting final software checks now and plan to roll out in April. (More updates next month!)

twitter.com/GilmourSpace/status/1106356762976780289

Tywin · « **Reply #72 on:** 04/09/2019 04:34 am »

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 02/04/2019 02:53 am

According to the Channel 7 segment, the Ariel launch site is near Boulia, Queensland.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulia,_Queensland

https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Boulia+QLD+4829/@-22.8776794,139.781778,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6a6aa608ad6a480b:0x400eef17f2097c0!8m2!3d-22.911306!4d139.910444

Quote from: Tywin on 02/04/2019 02:48 am
They say from where they go to launch Eris?

Not sure where that will be. There's a chance it might be overseas, since our current launch laws are ridiculously expensive. There's efforts underway to have launch licenses be more competitive though.

Maybe now from Queensland?

https://twitter.com/GilmourSpace/status/1112966144372035584

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #73 on:** 04/11/2019 05:16 am »

Launch of Ariel is now scheduled for the end of May. Gilmour needed extra time for commissioning the software. Maximum altitude will be less than 100 km, to avoid expensive insurance requirements (liability of $750M or maximum probable loss, whichever is less). New legislation is reducing this to $100M.

https://www.spaceconnectonline.com.au/operations/3294-gilmour-space-technologies-getting-ready-for-takeoff

PM3 · « **Reply #74 on:** 05/03/2019 08:33 am »

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 08/20/2018 05:04 am

Latest press release. This is the last ground test before suborbital launch in fourth quarter this year. Plan for orbital Eris-100 in 2020 (100 kg payload) and Eris-400 in 2021 (400 kg payload).

https://shoutout.wix.com/so/eMElnpYo#/main

In the February press release Gilmour still announced "orbital launches starting in 2020", but on their launcher webpage the Eris-100 has disappeared:

https://www.gspacetech.com/launch-vehicles

It shows only a suborbital "Ariel" launching in 2019 and a 400-kg payload "Eris" for 2021. I am pretty sure that there were to different Eris launchers when I last checked the website two months ago.

What's going on?

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #75 on:** 05/03/2019 09:21 am »

Yes, there was supposed to be the Eris-100 and Eris-400. Looks like Gilmour has dropped the smaller 100 kg payload version and is going straight to the 400 kg version.

Tywin · « **Reply #76 on:** 05/30/2019 04:42 am »

New info about Gilmour

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Gilmour plans to offer launches for smaller satellites for less than $40,000 per kilogram. They can get inexpensive, small satellites into orbit cheaply -- and with greater frequency. In this new space race, where companies plan to send constellations of hundreds of satellites into space, there's a huge opportunity for Gilmour to capitalize on. It could become like an Uber for space, allowing companies to book rides into orbit.

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"We've sized ours a little bit bigger so we can take the OneWeb, the SpaceX [Starlink], the TeleSat and any of the other vehicles that are being built and designed right now, into low Earth orbit," he says.

https://www.cnet.com/features/building-a-rocket-in-a-garage-to-take-on-spacex-and-blue-origin-gilmour-space-technologies/

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #77 on:** 05/30/2019 11:17 am »

Launch of One Vision is now scheduled for late June.

"That is, of course, if One Vision -- now slated to launch in late June -- shoots off from a cattle station in the Queensland bush."

Tywin · « **Reply #78 on:** 07/19/2019 01:44 am »

Well the moment has come!!!

https://twitter.com/njkelly9/status/1151659248532643840

CameronD · « **Reply #79 on:** 07/19/2019 02:44 am »

Quote from: Tywin on 07/19/2019 01:44 am

Well the moment has come!!!

Gold Coast space race?? With no recent noises from Black Sky, it's more of a one-horse race at present..