Gilmour Space Technologies

The Australian space manufacturer, Gilmour Space Technologies, has been selected to develop and launch a new sovereign surveillance satellite for the Department of Defence, as part of the government’s $7 billion investment in new space capabilities. 

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) will support Gilmour Space Technologies in developing new capabilities for launching small satellites into space. 

The government announced funding for the $157 million Australian Space Manufacturing Network (ASMN) under the collaborative stream of the 1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative.

Rocket engineers at Gilmour Space Technologies have greeted the new year with a successful 110-kilonewton test fire of the most powerful rocket engine ever developed in Australia. 

The Australian Space Manufacturing Network are supporting a $150 million bid for the Modern Manufacturing Initiative – Collaboration (MMIC) stream,  to recognise the growing market opportunities for new space products and services. Satellites with sensors and cameras that detect bushfires within minutes, provide real-time crop data to farmers, connect our remote towns and communities; and … Continue reading Australian Space Manufacturing Network makes $150 million bid for MMI funding →

The federal government has awarded $3 million in funding to help four Australian space businesses break into international space supply chains under the Moon to Mars Initiative.  Round Three of the Supply Chain Capability Improvement grants will support the companies to improve their technical capabilities and help them enter new national and international markets.  Acting … Continue reading Australian manufacturers to join international space supply chains →

Australia’s launch services company Gilmour Space Technologies has secured $61 million from global investors to manufacture more rockets and support the global New Space industry.  The largest private equity investment raised by a space company in Australia, Gilmour Space’s total funds raised to date amount to $87M with this Series C round of investments. Investors included US-based Fine Structure … Continue reading Gilmour Space secures $61 million to build low-cost rockets →

Gilmour Space Technologies, a venture-funded rocket company, will proceed with a development application for a small rocket launch pad at the Abbot Point State Development Area, the Queensland government has announced.  “Growing our space industry in Queensland will add billions to the economy and create thousands of local jobs. That’s why we are committed the development of launch infrastructure,” … Continue reading Gilmour Space to build Abbot Point rocket launch site →

Electronic Warfare company DEWC Systems and Australian launch services company Gilmour Space Technologies have signed a memorandum of understanding to launch the next generation MOESS system as a sovereign space-based Electronic Warfare system. In a bid to increase Australia’s Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare (ISREW) capability, DEWC Systems and Gilmour Space have signed a … Continue reading DEWC Systems, Gilmour Space collaborate to launch the next-gen MOESS system →

Queensland rocket manufacturer Gilmour Space Technologies, and South Australian nanosatellite manufacturer, Fleet Space Technologies, are joining forces to launch small satellites to orbit. The launch follows the release of the federal government’s Modern Manufacturing Strategy and Space National Manufacturing Priority Roadmap, which seeks to develop sovereign capabilities in space manufacturing, including satellites and launch vehicles. … Continue reading Gilmour Space to launch Fleet satellites in 2023 →

Eight Australian small businesses will share in more than $3.4 million in grants as part of the federal government’s continued push to grow Australia’s sovereign defence industry. Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price said the latest round of Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority grants would provide the businesses and the wider Australian economy with a major … Continue reading $3.4m in grants awarded to defence SMEs →

Metal additive manufacturing company Amaero has received a purchase order from Gilmour Space Technologies for the manufacture of two rocket motor components with the opportunity to provide further manufacturing services, subject to the success of the initial project. The Project is consistent with Amaero’s growth strategy and the Company aims to build a long term … Continue reading Amaero secures initial PO from space technology company →

The Australian Department of Defence and Gold Coast company Gilmour Space Technologies have joined forces to work together on space technologies under a new strategic agreement. The leading hybrid rocket launch provider is developing lower-cost, reliable and dedicated rockets to launch small satellites into low earth orbits. The new partnership between Defence, science and technology … Continue reading Defence signs agreement with Gold Coast space company →

Queensland-based rocket company Gilmour Space Technologies will begin manufacturing a new hybrid rocket with funding support from the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMCG). Gilmour’s first composite tank will be a lighter propulsion vehicle built to increase rocket payload capacity and reduce the overall weight of the vehicle to 20kg. It will also deliver payloads up to … Continue reading Gilmour Space Technologies to build new Australian hybrid rocket →

The Queensland government has released an action plan to accelerate the state’s space industry, and will invest $8 million to support the industry. “Queensland has already gained a reputation as Australia’s space coast, and through this strategy our government is looking to unlock maximum benefit for local businesses and workers,” Minister for State Development, Cameron … Continue reading Queensland to accelerate space industry →

The Australian Space Agency has signed a Statement of Strategic Intent and Cooperation with local rocket manufacturer Gilmour Space Technologies. The company has already caught the eye of international investors through its innovation in low-cost space launch vehicles. These technologies have the potential to rapidly decrease the cost of getting a satellite into space, enabling … Continue reading Space agency signs with local rocket manufacturer →

Titomic have unveiled the world’s first 3D printed high-performance titanium rocket. Demonstrated at FormNext, a 3D printing trade show in Frankfurt, Germany, the rocket is a scaled version of Australian rocket company Gilmour Space’s ERIS-S rocket. Titomic created the rocket using its Titomic Kinetic Fusion (TKF) 9000 platform. The manufacturing process was undertaken in Melbourne … Continue reading Titomic launches 3D printed rocket →

Industry 4.0 could be the way that the Australian manufacturing industry transforms to remain globally competitive for the rest of the 21st century. Encompassing a wide range of processes and technologies, selecting five key aspects of this wave of change can enable manufacturing businesses to select the Industry 4.0 pathway that is most applicable to … Continue reading The top five technologies of Industry 4.0 →

Two Australian manufacturers have signed a Statement of Strategic Intent to grow the proportion of locally made components that make up rockets launched into space. Gilmour Space Technologies, a rocket company based in Queensland, announced on October 3 that it has signed the statement with Titomic Limited, an industrial-scale additive manufacturing company in Victoria. The … Continue reading Rocket manufacturer utilises local 3D printing firm →

The Advance Award for Advanced Manufacturing has this year gone to Adam Gilmour, CEO of Gilmour Space Technologies. The award recognises Gilmour’s entrepreneurial streak, co-founding and operating one of Australia’s new wave of space start-ups which compete with other global rocket manufacturers and launches. Gilmour’s low-cost hybrid rockets support Australia’s growing satellite industry, and in … Continue reading Advance Australia recognises new space pioneer →