Gilmour Space Technologies is an Australian aerospace company and launch provider developing hybrid-propellant rocket engines and the Eris launch vehicle for the small satellite market. Founded in 2012, Gilmour Space aims to provide low-cost access to space from its Bowen Orbital Spaceport in North Queensland. They also intend to offer a ride-sharing service and a modular G-Sat small satellite bus/platform. Gilmour Space's key partners and customers include commercial and defense entities seeking launches to low Earth orbit (LEO).
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Gilmour Space Technologies and Fleet Space Technologies are partnering to launch small satellites to orbit.
The hotfire test produced 91 kilonewtons (9,000 kg-force) of thrust in an initial verification test of Gilmour Space Technologies’ main engine.
Gilmour Space has several larger Eris models planned to come to market beginning in 2023.
Under the agreement, Momentus will gain access to low inclination and equatorial orbits using Gilmour Space’s Eris launch services.
Gilmour Space recently raised $14,000,000.
Gilmour Space is building Eris-100, a three-stage rocket for payloads up to 100 kg.
Gilmour Space raised 19 million Australian dollars from investors in the Series B round.
Gilmour Space is building Eris-400, a larger Eris variant that uses strap-on boosters to carry around 400 kg.
Main Sequence Ventures and Blackbird Ventures led Gilmour Space’s AU$19,000,000 Series B round announced 2018-09-28.
Gilmour Space is working with Australia’s new space agency on developing a mission that is still in the planning stage.
Blackbird Ventures led Gilmour Space’s AU$5,000,000 Series A round in May 2017.
Gilmour Space targets launch prices of $25,000 to $30,000 per kilogram.
Gilmour Space will test the same engine in a sounding rocket called Ariel later 2018.
Gilmour Space plans a first launch of an orbital rocket in 2020.
U.S.-based firm 500 Startups participated in Gilmour Space’s AU$19,000,000 Series B round.
The larger Eris-400 rocket is priced between $10,000,000 and $15,200,000 according to the Gilmour Space website.
Gilmour Space has raised a total of AU$26,000,000 to date.