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Daily Markup 1114: Gilmour Space poised to make history with upcoming launch of Australias first commercial orbital rocket

2024.11.12

500 Global Team

500 Global Team

Photo credit: Gilmour Space

Space debut

  • 500-backed rocket company Gilmour Space got the green light to launch Australia’s first commercial orbital rocket!
  • Co-founder & CEO Adam Gilmour shared that with this permit, they plan to launch the first orbital test flight of an Australian-made rocket from Australia by the end of 2024.
  • In September, the team announced they successfully completed a major wet dress rehearsal of their Eris launch vehicle.
  • The upcoming test flight will be the first of several planned test launches to reach orbit with Eris, which leverages new propulsion technologies developed by the team.
  • The company’s Bowen Orbital Spaceport, one of only a few private orbital launch sites globally, will initially provide access to low- and mid-inclination orbits.
  • Read the full story here.
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