The launch vehicle startup plans to manufacture, test and begin launching rockets and satellites from the Bowen Orbital Spaceport in North Queensland.

Gilmour Space, founded in 2012, is developing a three-stage rocket called Eris. The first Eris test flight is expected “in the coming months, pending launch approvals from the Australian Space Agency,” according to the Gilmour Space news release.

A second test flight is expected later this year and commercial launches are scheduled to begin in 2025.

No mention of the size of the rocket in the article. Wikipedia indicates 300 kg to LEO.

  • burble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    a strong value proposition for an underserviced segment of the global space market.

    …what? These investors are getting swindled.

    • threelonmusketeersOPMEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      How so? Do you think Gilmour will likely meet the same fate as Astra? I suppose the small sat launch market is already fairly crowded.

      • burble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        As far as I can tell, their only real differentiation is being from Australia. Unless the Aussie gov is super interested, that doesn’t really seem to matter.

        Astra seems like a fair comparison.