#gilmourspace — Public Fediverse posts

Transcelestial to provide satellite laser communication terminals to Gilmour Space

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/transcelestial-to-provide-satellite-laser-communication-terminals-to-gilmour-space/

Australia’s Space Program Finally Gets Off The Pad, But Only Barely - Australia is known for great beaches, top-tier coffee, and a laidback approach to ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/06/australias-space-program-finally-gets-off-the-pad-but-only-barely/ #gilmourspace #spaceprogram #engineering #originalart #austraila #featured #rocket #space

Australia’s Space Program Finally Gets Off The Pad, But Only Barely - Australia is known for great beaches, top-tier coffee, and a laidback approach to ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/06/australias-space-program-finally-gets-off-the-pad-but-only-barely/ #gilmourspace #spaceprogram #engineering #originalart #austraila #featured #rocket #space

Australia’s Space Program Finally Gets Off The Pad, But Only Barely - Australia is known for great beaches, top-tier coffee, and a laidback approach to ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/06/australias-space-program-finally-gets-off-the-pad-but-only-barely/ #gilmourspace #spaceprogram #engineering #originalart #austraila #featured #rocket #space

Australia’s Space Program Finally Gets Off The Pad, But Only Barely - Australia is known for great beaches, top-tier coffee, and a laidback approach to ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/06/australias-space-program-finally-gets-off-the-pad-but-only-barely/ #gilmourspace #spaceprogram #engineering #originalart #austraila #featured #rocket #space

Dusting the rocket garden in my third bedroom/home office/maker space I am reminded that the white one on the left there is yet to fly.

I actually made this semi-scale flying model of the Gilmour Space Eris rocket way back in December 2022 but I killed the camera during assembly, then it took ages to source a replacement (they were discontinued), and by the time I got the replacement all momentum had been lost and I never got around to installing it and flying the rocket.

I really should make time to actually launch it. I will, of course, regard any flight of at least 14 seconds duration a huge success.

#Space #Spaceflight #3DPrinting #ModelRocket #GilmourSpace #ErisRocket #TinyEris

#GilmourSpace:
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First Test Launch of Eris Rocket a Giant Leap for Australian Space Capability
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"Gilmour Space Technologies has completed the maiden test launch of Australia's first locally designed and built orbital rocket — a major milestone toward offering low-cost, responsive launch services for small satellites globally."

https://www.gspace.com/post/first-test-launch-of-eris-rocket-a-giant-leap-for-australian-space-capability

30.7.2025

#AbbotPoint #Australia #Australien #Eris #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight

#AustralianSpaceAgency:
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First launch attempt of Aussie made rocket
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"In a milestone for the nation’s space industry, Gilmour Space Technologies has attempted the first launch of an Australian made rocket into orbit from Australian soil."

https://www.space.gov.au/news-and-media/first-launch-attempt-of-aussie-made-rocket

30.7.2025

#AbbotPoint #Australia #Australien #Eris #GilmourSpace #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight

Bad luck to #gilmourspace. Eris did not go to space today.

Thanks to #aussienaut for the footage. I think they've got a good idea of what to work on for their next launch coverage. Some easy quality wins are on the table.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-4xv0UxIhY&t=5555s

#spaceishard #rocket #australia

Launch Roundup: Russian and European science missions to launch during busy week

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#NewsBeep #News #Space #Arianespace #AU #Australia #China #Eris #ESA #f9 #Falcon9 #GilmourSpace #Ionosfera #KSC #NASA #Roscosmos #Russia #Russian #Science #SLC-40 #SLC-4E #Soyuz #SpaceX #Starlink #Vandenberg
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/11860/

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An unlikely suspect has emerged during the investigation into the technical issue that caused the first Australian-made rocket launch to be delayed.
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https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/space/unlikely-suspect-caught-redhanded-over-failed-rocket-launch-in-bowen-qld/news-story/e489f5e9443d7209906d81e86a4498b0

(https://www.gspace.com/missions : "PS: No, it wasn’t the cockatoo.")

28.5.2025

#Australia #Australien #cockatoo #ERIS #fairing #GilmourSpace #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocket #rocketry #SpaceFlight

If this first launch attempt of the real Erirs goes well Australia may be able to lay claim to putting the first yeast extract in space:

"A perfect flight for the Eris rocket would see it reach an orbit around 120 miles (200 kilometers) high at an inclination of 33 degrees to the equator, according to Gilmour. Just in case, the company has placed a jar of Vegemite, a popular food spread in Australia, on Eris' third stage in a tongue-in-cheek nod to Aussie culture."

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/05/for-the-first-time-an-australian-rocket-will-take-aim-at-low-earth-orbit/

#GilmourSpace #ErisRocket #Vegemite

No launch attempt for Gilmour Space's Australian-built Eris rocket today, but they might go for it tomorrow: https://www.gspace.com/missions

I designed and 3D printed this model of it almost 2 1/2 years ago now, when we (AAO) were building a payload for their satellite division.

#ErisRocket #GilmourSpace #ModelRocket #3Dprinting

Upcoming :
• 🇺🇸 57th #Falcon9 flight of 📆 2025
• 🇨🇳 4th #CZ2D flight of 📆 2025, the fifth launch of a #ZhuQue2 vehicle
• 🇦🇺 #GilmourSpace's #Eris
• 🇳🇿 #RocketLab's second of an eight-launch contract for flights in 📆 2025 and 2026 for #iQPS
• 🇮🇳 #ISRO's second mission of 📆 2025, first uncrewed test flight of #Gaganyaan planned
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/05/launch-roundup-051225

#GilmourSpace will attempt to launch 🚀 its first #Australian 🇦🇺 -made rocket into orbit on Thursday morning from its spaceport outside of #Bowen* https://www.afr.com/technology/countdown-on-for-australia-s-first-home-grown-rocket-launch-20250503-p5lw7i

*🗺️ https://graphhopper.com/maps/?point=Bowen+Orbital+Spaceport&layer=Esri+Satellite

Australia’s Steady March Towards Space https://hackaday.com/2025/04/02/australias-steady-march-towards-space/ #CurrentEvents #gilmourspace #hybridrocket #spaceprogram #OriginalArt #Australia #Featured #Interest #rocket #Space #orbit

Australia’s Steady March Towards Space - The list of countries to achieve their own successful orbital space launch is a sh... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/02/australias-steady-march-towards-space/ #currentevents #gilmourspace #hybridrocket #spaceprogram #originalart #australia #featured #interest #rocket #space #orbit

🇦🇺 The news will put pressure on the #Australian #SpaceAgency to grant it the crucial permit it had been hoping to receive six months ago ⌛.
Founder Adam Gilmour has been hugely critical of the Space Agency’s handling of the situation, arguing the pushback was “more them than us” and even suggesting that officials were concerned that its #Eris launch vehicle could hit a passing ship 🚢 https://www.spaceconnectonline.com.au/launch/6340-gilmour-ready-for-launch-despite-permit-delay

#GilmourSpace #SpaceRegulation

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Gilmour Space completes wet dress rehearsal ahead of first test flight
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https://www.gspace.com/post/gilmour-space-completes-wet-dress-rehearsal-for-maiden-flight-pending-launch-permit

30.9.2024

#Australia #Australien #Bowen #Eris #GilmourSpace #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocket #SpaceFlight

It's not a bad likeness, I think. Apart from the fins. I need the fins to keep pointy end up, flamey end down in the absence of vernier rockets and thrust vector control, though.

This is my scratch built 3D printed, flying model rocket semi-scale replica of the Gilmour Space Eris, with camera and altimeter.

Mechanically it is the most complicated thing I've made so far. 12 3D printed parts plus the electronics, parachute and shock cord. The electronics are pulled out of my previous rockets. I did put an extra slot in the avionics tray though, so I'd have space to add an inertial measurement unit later. The airframe goes together with bayonet couplings. Total mass (without motor) is 127g.

Hopefully I'll get to fly this soon, but the weather forecast isn't looking fantastic.

#3dPrinting #ModelRocketry #FreeCAD #Prusa #Adafruit #Runcam #GilmourSpace