Tag: Eris
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Gilmour’s Eris fails during maiden launch, but positives can be found
The first Australian-built Orbital Rocket just took flight for the first time – but it didn’t quite make it to orbit. After months of regulatory setbacks, weather delays, and the accidental separation of the fairings while still on the ground, Gilmour Space’s 3-stage Eris launch vehicle finally took off from the Bowen Orbital Spaceport on…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX to launch Crew-11 to ISS; ISRO and NASA launch new SAR satellite
With 11 launches scheduled worldwide, this week’s launch roundup is among the busiest of 2025 so far. SpaceX is expected to conduct four missions with the workhorse Falcon 9, including the crewed Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station. Blue Origin’s New Shepard took six humans to suborbital space this week. Internationally, the first-ever domestically…
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Gilmour Space’s Eris rocket fails initial test flight from Australia
Gilmour Space launched the first test flight of its homegrown Eris rocket, which aims to become the first sovereign-built vehicle to reach orbit from Australian soil. After liftoff at 22:35 UTC on July 29, the vehicle slowly cleared the launch tower and drifted to the side before coming back down to Earth. The vehicle cleared…
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Launch Roundup: Russian and European science missions launched during busy week
Seven launches took place this week. Four of these are Falcon 9s, with SpaceX launching two customer missions and two Starlink missions. Internationally, Russia and Europe have both launched science payloads, while, in Australia, Gilmour Space intended to attempt to launch its Eris rocket once again, but has delayed again, into next week. In China,…
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Launch Roundup: Chinese cargo resupply mission, Falcon 9 launches Kuiper satellites
This week features several missions scheduled to launch from sites all around the world. China has launched its latest cargo resupply mission to the Tiangong space station, while Gilmour Space had expected to attempt the maiden launch of its Eris rocket from Australia – this is now delayed into next week. As usual, SpaceX is…
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The Space Traffic Report: Starlink, ISS docking, and upcoming Falcon 9 & Kuiper launches
This past week marked a relatively quiet period for orbital launches, but there was still plenty of movement above Earth — from a new batch of Starlink satellites joining the constellation, to supply missions coming and going from two different space stations. Here’s your weekly rundown of what moved in orbit and what to watch…
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Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 flies 500th orbital mission during quiet week
In a quiet week for rocket launches worldwide, SpaceX has launched the 500th orbital flight of a Falcon 9 during its first of two launches this week. Outside of the U.S., Gilmour Space is expected to attempt to launch the first flight of its Eris launch vehicle from Australia, while China is preparing to launch…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX completes east coast doubleheader, Russia to resupply ISS
With the month of June coming to a close and July on the horizon, the global launch manifest remains jam-packed. SpaceX has kicked off the week with two Falcon 9 launches from Florida, with a Starlink mission and the launch of a geostationary weather satellite. This doubleheader will be followed by a Chinese launch from…
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Launch Roundup: Orbital launches from five countries planned
On the heels of a busy April, activity is ramping up for May with launches from five countries and six launch sites on three continents this week. A new orbital launch site in Australia was scheduled to make its debut, but was delayed due to an issue with the launch vehicle, while launches from sites…
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Gilmour Space touts permit for launch of Australia’s first orbital-class rocket
Gilmour Space Technology’s Eris Block 1 rocket pictured at the launchpad at the Bowen Orbital Spaceport in Australia. Image: Gilmour Space Spaceflight is gearing up to introduce commercial, orbital spaceflight to Australia in the coming months. On Tuesday, Gilmour Space Technologies announced it received a launch permit from the Australian Space Agency and the Minister…