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Gilmour Space and Hypersonix have signed a partnership to offer hypersonic flight testing, combining rocket launch and scramjet technology, announced at a National Reconstruction Fund event in Canberra to build sovereign capability.
Gilmour Space Technologies has appointed ex-NASA deputy administrator and astronaut Pamela Melroy to its board, a move the company says strengthens Australia's sovereign defence space capability.
Rocket firm Gilmour Space raised a $217 million Series E co-led by the National Reconstruction Fund and Hostplus, reaching a billion-dollar valuation; earlier Series B, C and D raises are recapped.
Blackbird's Rick Baker recounts backing rocket firm Gilmour Space from its 2017 Series A to a newly closed A$217 million Series E at a valuation above US$1 billion.
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Gilmour Space's Eris rocket lifted off but exploded seconds later near Bowen; the founder hailed the short flight as a milestone, while its ElaraSat satellite bus flew successfully on a SpaceX rideshare mission.
Gilmour Space Technologies flew its Eris rocket for the first time, an Australian-designed orbital vehicle; the brief test ended early via anomaly, with learnings feeding a follow-on vehicle now being built.
Gilmour Space Technologies has secured the maximum $5 million grant under the federal Industry Growth Program, money earmarked for its next-generation engine, even though its founder publicly attacked the national space regulator.
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Gilmour Space has final approval to launch its Eris rocket Thursday from Queensland, carrying Vegemite and a camera on the maiden flight of Australia's first home-grown orbital rocket.
Twelve Australian spacetech companies received Moon to Mars Supply Chain Capability grants totalling over $9m for NASA's Artemis, with NextAero, Neumann Space, Metakosmos, Valiant Space, Gilmour Space Technologies and HEO Robotics among those funded.
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Rocket developer Gilmour Space has banked a $55 million Series D led by QIC for its first orbital launch, with Blackbird, Main Sequence, HostPlus and HESTA also taking part.
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Feature on Australian manufacturing scaleups profiles The Hygiene Co, Harvest B and Gilmour Space, recounting past raises and founders' views on capital raising, ecosystems and government procurement, plus comment from Breakthrough Victoria.
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Feature arguing Australia needs more scaleup manufacturers, featuring interviews with Gilmour Space, Breakthrough Victoria and Harvest B, set against the nation's declining economic complexity ranking.
Gilmour Space Technologies will deploy Siemens Xcelerator industrial software across its Queensland sites, with PhoenxPLM assisting implementation, as the rocket developer prepares its Eris launch.
Gilmour Space Technologies names UK firm Equipmake as supplier of electric motors and inverters for its Eris rocket, following collaboration since 2020 and a separate telemetry deal with Inmarsat.
Gilmour Space plans a 2024 rideshare mission carrying multiple satellites, has partnered with Inmarsat for launch telemetry, and previously raised a Series C, the article recalls.
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Gilmour Space Technologies has received a fifteen-million-dollar government contract to build and launch a surveillance satellite for Defence, with the company also recalling a larger consortium grant awarded earlier in the year.
The Gold Coast rocket maker has won federal co-funding for a 32-member space manufacturing network, backing a Queensland manufacturing hub and a new orbital launch pad at Bowen.