GILMOUR SPACE LAUNCH SERVICES : 2020 TO LEO
OUR MISSION
LOW COST ACCESS TO SPACE
Target first commercial launch of ERIS orbital launch vehicle for small payloads to Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
Q4 2020
"Our end goal is to provide low-cost access to space, and to enable human spaceflight and exploration."
- Adam Gilmour
CEO & Founder, Gilmour Space Technologies
OUR MILESTONES
PROGRESS TO DATE
YTD 2018
Gilmour Space secures AUD 19 million investment to launch next-generation hybrid rockets to space
Ex-NASA experts join the Gilmour Space Advisory board.
Signed Space Act Agreement with NASA to work on various space development and technologies.
17-second hot fire of our orbital engine at 80 kN of thrust >
Full-scale orbital engine tests in progress. 12-second hot fire or large hybrid engine generated 75 kN of thrust.
Short-duration hot fire generated 70 kN of thrust in what could be world's largest single-port hybrid engine successfully tested to date.
Q3 2017
Successful test of our 'interplanetary' Cubesat Propulsion System, which could potentially power a 1U to a Moon/Mars orbit.
Advance Queensland Knowledge Transfer Program grant to hire a graduate for a year.
Series-A funding with professional and private investors, to build and launch our low-cost small launch vehicles. Investors incl. Blackbird Ventures (lead) & 500 Startups.
June 2017
Q4 2016
Received a grant from NAMIC Singapore to further develop 3D printing capability for the aerospace industry.
Q2 2016
Successfully launched our test rocket at Westmar, Australia - the first privately developed hybrid sounding rocket designed, built & launched by an Australian & Singapore company.
It was also the first successful hybrid rocket test launch using 3D printed rocket fuel.
2015/16
9cm & 15cm motor test firings. Catalyst test pack firings
Start of our Hybrid Rocket Program to develop suborbital passenger capsules and other payload systems.
2015
Other space technologies that we've worked on.
OUR INVESTORS
SPACE IS THE NEW FRONTIER
>LEADING SPACE LAUNCH PROVIDER
"This is a startup space engineering company with great technology and big ambitions.
"We've been very impressed by the way they've aggressively built their rocket engine technology.
"With this capital we believe Gilmour Space Tech could ramp up to become a leading space launch provider based in Australia."
- Rick Baker
Co-Founder, Blackbird Ventures
OUR TEAM
DOING WHAT MAKES SENSE
Space is the final frontier for Singapore & Queensland-based Gilmour Space Technologies, a young and innovative space launch company that is developing low-cost hybrid launch vehicles for the small satellite & other payload market.
We're going to space.
