The first Australian rocket launching from the Australian soil could reach orbit next month

The Australian company Gilmour Space announced the launch window for its first orbital launch attempt.

Gilmour Space announced on February 24 that it is aimed at a release earlier than March 15 from its own Bowen orbital space report in northern Queensland, following the approval of the Australia Civil Aviation Safety Authority (House). The company and secured the launch license For what is designated testflight1 at the end of last year.

“This will be the first attempt by an Australian rocket to reach orbit from the Australian soil,” said Adam Gilmour, co-founder and CEO of Gilmour Space statement.

Eris is the first Australian designed and constructed rocket aimed at orbit. It has a height of 25 meters (25 meters) and can deliver a useful load of up to 474 kilograms (215 kilograms) on a synchronous orbit of 310 miles (500 kilometers). Eris consists of three stages and uses hybrid propulsion.

However, Gilmour mentioned that the company may face obstacles, including meteorological conditions, technical problems or other factors that could lead to scrubs or delays, and the team works for launch. “Safety is always priority. We will only launch when we are ready and when the conditions are adequate,” he said.

He also tempered the expectations, stating that a first launch is the hardest, also mentioning that private rocket companies are very successfully launched to orbit at the first attempt, adding that Spacex He only obtained this in the fourth effort.

“Whether we do it from the Pad, we reach Max Q or reach the space, which is important is that every second of flight will provide valuable data that will improve the reliability and performance of our missile for future launches,” said Gilmour.

Gilmour Space was expelled in his rocket program in 2015 and currently has over 200 employees.

The company is supported by private investors, including Blackbird, the main sequence, Fine Structure Ventures, Queensland Investment Corporation and survival funds such as Hesta, Hostplus and NGS Super. He also builds satellite platforms and aims to decrease the cost of access to space.