FEB & MAR 2020

Gilmour awarded $3.25M to work on composite components 

We were awarded two grants this year -- a $3M Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P)  and a $0.25M Advanced Manufacturing Growth Center (AMGC) grant -- to work with partners to manufacture new composite parts for rockets. 

MAY 2020

Defence signs agreement with QLD rocket company

Gilmour Space is collaborating with Australia's Defence Science Technology group to collaborate on some space tech development.

More, Together.

JUN 2020

Gilmour achieves 45-second milestone with hybrid engine test

45 seconds of stable, efficient combustion in this third stage hybrid rocket engine test. More to come!

JUL 2020

Gilmour achieves 110-second mission duty cycle test fire

110 seconds of stable, efficient combustion; one of the longest hybrid engine test fires by a commercial company.

SEP 2020

Gilmour to launch Space Machines Company on first Eris rocket

Space Machines Company has contracted to launch a 35-kilogram (kg) spacecraft to orbit, the largest payload announced to date by an Australian space company.

OCT 2020

Gilmour Space and Griffith University aim high with new MOU

Griffith University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Gold Coast company Gilmour Space Technologies that will see Low Earth Orbit (LEO) prototype satellites developed locally and deployed for launch in 2023. 

NOV 2020

Launch Business of the Year; SME Business of the Year

Gilmour Space is proud to be recognised for our efforts in building sovereign launch capability in Australia at the inaugural Australian Space Award 2020, winning two awards: Launch Business of the Year & Business of the Year - SME.

NOV 2020

Gilmour Space signs MoU with Northrop Grumman

Gilmour Space has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with global aerospace giant Northrop Grumman Corporation to work on developing sovereign space capabilities in Australia.

DEC 2020

New Launch and Transportation Service with Momentus 

Momentus Inc., a commercial space company offering in-space infrastructure services, and Gilmour Space Technologies, a leading hybrid rocket company based in Queensland, Australia, today announced a new agreement for launch and orbital transport services.

JAN & FEB 2021

New Year, New Record

Gilmour Space begins main engine tests ahead of its first commercial Eris rocket launch in 2022 ; sets new world record for single-port hybrid rocket engines.

MAR 2021

Gilmour Space to launch Fleet satellites in 2023

Two of Australia’s New Space pioneers — Gilmour Space and Fleet  — are joining forces to launch small satellites to orbit.

APR 2021

SpaceLink and Gilmour Space Execute MOU

New Space companies are working together to implement communications service for next generation small satellite platform

APR 2021

DEWC Systems, Gilmour Space collaborate to launch the next-gen MOESS system

Electronic Warfare company DEWC Systems and Australian launch services company Gilmour Space Technologies have signed an MOU.

MAY 2021

QLD Govt gives go-ahead for a small rocket launch site at Abbot Point

Locals and tourists in the Whitsunday region could soon be watching rockets launching into space with the Queensland government today announcing its support for the local space launch industry.

JUN 2021

Gilmour Space rockets ahead with $61M Series C funding 

The $61 million was the largest private equity raise by a space company in Australia. It was led by US-based Fine Structure Ventures, and included Australian VCs Blackbird and Main Sequence, the Queensland Investment Corporation, and superannuation funds HESTA, Hostplus and NGS Super. 

MAY 2021

Gilmour Space joins AROSE

The Australian Remote Operations for Space and Earth (AROSE) consortium welcomed Australian launch services company Gilmour Space Technologies as its latest member.