
WE BUILD ROCKETS.

ADAM GILMOUR
CEO
JAMES GILMOUR
COO
GILMOUR SPACE is a venture-backed Australian rocket company developing new capabilities for launching small satellites to space.
Founded by two brothers in 2013, this Queensland startup is now one of Australia's leading space companies pioneering new and innovative hybrid propulsion technologies that will offer lower cost access to space.
ALL ORBITS. ALL PLANETS ®
PROVING IT
JUL 2016
RASTA Test Launch
Gilmour Space launched Australia's first privately developed hybrid rocket in 2016, reportedly a world-first demonstration of a rocket launch using 3D printed fuel.
JUN 2017 | AUG 2018
Series A & B Venture Funding
The Queensland-based company was one of the first space startups in Australia to receive significant venture capital investment.
MAR 2018
NASA Space Act Agreement
Gilmour Space signed a Space Act Agreement to work with NASA on various space research, development and education initiatives.
2018
Record Hybrid Rocket Testfires
Gilmour Space was the first private company to successfully scale up our proprietary hybrid rocket engine, achieving a class record of 80 kN of thrust in a 17-second test fire.
JUL 2018
Space Veterans Join Advisory Board
We proudly welcomed ex NASA Deputy Administrator, Professor Dava Newman, and ex-Shuttle Commander Colonel Pamela Melroy as senior advisors to the board. (Col Pam Melroy has since stepped down to be NASA's Deputy Administrator.)
JUL 2019
One Vision Launch Attempt
We successfully demonstrated our small rocket mobile launch capability, however our One vision suborbital test rocket suffered an anomaly just seconds before launch. While disappointing, the test has provided valuable learnings for our next rocket.
DEC 2019
Gilmour signs SSI with Aus Space Agency
Gilmour Space signed a Statement of Strategic Intent and Cooperation with the Australian Space Agency as a demonstration of our commitment to launching Australia to space.
OUR JOURNEY
FEB & MAR 2020
Gilmour awarded $3.25M to work on composite components
We were awarded a $3M Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) and a $0.25M Advanced Manufacturing Growth Center (AMGC) grant to work with partners in the manufacture of new composite rocket components.
MAY 2020
Defence signs agreement with QLD rocket company
Gilmour Space is collaborating with Australia's Defence Science Technology group on some space tech development to do "More, Together".
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 signs Space Machines Company for first Eris rocket
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.
JUN 2021
Gilmour Space rockets ahead with $61M Series C funding
Largest private equity raise by a space company in Australia led by US-based Fine Structure Ventures, including Australian VCs Blackbird and Main Sequence, Queensland Investment Corporation, and superannuation funds HESTA, Hostplus and NGS Super.
JAN 2022
Gilmour Space fires up with Australia's largest rocket engine test
At just over 110 kilonewtons (or 25,000 pound-force) of thrust, the test generated enough force to lift four SUVs off the ground — a significant demonstration of space and launch capability by an Australian SME.
MAR 2022
MMIC win for Australian Space Manufacturing Network
The ASMN led by Queensland-based Gilmour Space Technologies has won a $52M grant to grow sovereign space manufacturing in Australia under the Federal Modern Manufacturing Initiative - Collaboration (MMIC) grant for Space.
MAY 2022
Gilmour wins contract to build and launch prototype Defence sat
Gilmour Space Technologies, has been selected to develop and launch a new sovereign surveillance satellite for the Department of Defence.
MAY 2022
Full duration test fire of new third stage Phoenix rocket engine
Gilmour Space has unveiled a new 3D printed liquid rocket engine that will power the third stage of its Eris rocket to orbit.
AWARDS

InnovationAus Excellence Award
Winner of Space & Remote Automation Award
2021

Mayor's Innovation Award
Gold Coast Business Excellence Award, July 2021

Business of the Year (SME)
Australian Space Awards 2020

Launch Business of the Year
Australian Space Awards 2020

Advanced Manufacturing Award
Advance Awards 2019