Gilmour Space Technologies
Australian space company
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| April 2025 | Adjusted launch window following delays from Tropical Cyclone Alfred, with continued preparations for the first Australian orbital rocket launch. |
| March 15 2025 | Planned maiden flight of Eris Block 1, which will be Australia's first sovereign orbital rocket, to be launched from the Bowen Orbital Spaceport in Abbot Point, Bowen. The rocket was unveiled by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. |
| February 24 2025 | Received regulatory approval from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). |
| 2024 | Planned maiden launch of Eris-1 was pushed back due to delays in launch permit issuance. |
| December 2024 | Conducted the second and final wet test for the Eris rocket. |
| November 4 2024 | Gilmour Space was granted a launch permit for Eris by the Australian Space Agency. |
| September 30 2024 | Gilmour Space successfully conducted its first full wet dress rehearsal for the Eris rocket. |
| June 2024 | Completed construction of a 10,000 sqm advanced manufacturing facility in Yatala, Queensland, which will serve as Gilmour Space's new headquarters, located within the Stockland Distribution Centre South. |
| April 11 2024 | Eris rocket went vertical on the launchpad in preparation for its maiden launch. |
| March 5 2024 | Bowen Orbital Spaceport (BOS) became Australia's first commercial orbital spaceport, with the maiden launch of Eris-1 initially planned for later in 2024 but subsequently delayed to early 2025. |
| June 2022 | Awarded a federal Modern Manufacturing Initiative Collaboration grant worth $52 million to establish the Australian Space Manufacturing Network (ASMN). |
| January 2022 | Gilmour Space Technologies successfully tested the Eris hybrid First/Second Stage Engine, achieving 110 kN of thrust for 75 seconds. |
| May 2021 | Queensland government completed an environmental and technical study for Abbot Point, Bowen, providing Gilmour Space the approval to begin work on an orbital launch facility. |
| December 2019 | Signed a statement of strategic intent with the Australian Space Agency, demonstrating commitment to launching Australia into space. |
| July 29 2019 | Gilmour Space Technologies attempted the maiden test flight of the One Vision suborbital sounding rocket. The mission was prematurely ended due to a pressure regulator failure in the oxidiser tank, causing damage to the tank. This launch was also part of testing their newly designed mobile rocket launch platform. |
| February 2018 | Gilmour Space signed a reimbursable Space Act Agreement with NASA to collaborate on research, technology development, and educational initiatives, including testing its MARS rover at Kennedy Space Center. |
| 2016 | Successfully launched Australia and Singapore's first privately developed hybrid test rocket using 3D printed fuel technology. |
| 2015 | Initiated rocket development program, beginning research and design of proprietary rocket technologies. |
| 2013 | Company established in Australia and began its first project designing spaceflight simulators and replicas for space exhibits and Spaceflight Academy Gold Coast. |
| 2012 | Gilmour Space Technologies initially founded in Singapore by Adam and James Gilmour. |
| 2012 | Gilmour Space Technologies was founded, establishing an Australian aerospace company focused on developing hybrid-propellant rocket engines and low-cost launch vehicles. |
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