{"id":9977,"date":"2024-11-05T21:25:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T13:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/gilmour-space-touts-permit-for-launch-of-australias-first-orbital-class-rocket\/"},"modified":"2024-11-05T21:25:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T13:25:18","slug":"gilmour-space-touts-permit-for-launch-of-australias-first-orbital-class-rocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/gilmour-space-touts-permit-for-launch-of-australias-first-orbital-class-rocket\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilmour Space touts permit for launch of Australia\u2019s first orbital-class rocket"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_67801\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67801\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67801\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241105_Gilmour_Space_Eris_rocket_small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241105_Gilmour_Space_Eris_rocket_small.jpg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241105_Gilmour_Space_Eris_rocket_small-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241105_Gilmour_Space_Eris_rocket_small-678x381.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241105_Gilmour_Space_Eris_rocket_small-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67801\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gilmour Space Technology\u2019s Eris Block 1 rocket pictured at the launchpad at the Bowen Orbital Spaceport in Australia. Image: Gilmour Space<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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 for Industry and Science for the inaugural launch of its three-stage Eris rocket.<\/p>\n<p>The rocket will launch from the Bowen Orbital Spaceport in north Queensland in the northeastern part of the country. Part of the permit necessitates a 30-day notification prior to the designated launch date.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith this green light, we will soon attempt the first orbital test flight of an Australian-made rocket from Australian soil,\u201d said Adam Gilmour, the co-founder and CEO of Gilmour Space. \u201cOur team is assessing the conditions of the permit and will advise on the anticipated launch date for Eris TestFlight1 in the coming weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rocket was brought vertical at the launchpad for the first time back on April 11 with the hopes that a launch would come by May 4. However, the first launch may still wait until either December or January before taking flight.<\/p>\n<p>On Sept. 30, Gilmour Space completed its first successful wet dress rehearsal of the rocket, going through a countdown to T-minus 10 seconds. The company said the TestFlight1 mission \u201cwill be the first of several planned test launches to reach orbit with Eris.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1840609546571845768&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2024%2F11%2F05%2Fgilmour-space-touts-permit-for-launch-of-australias-first-orbital-class-rocket%2F&amp;sessionId=fb9840ada4b2f27f5cc9e48b186bb28f0a2ab4dd&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1840609546571845768\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782462587207497157=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Update: Gilmour Space has completed a successful wet dress rehearsal for Eris #Testflight1, taking our Eris rocket from VAB to T-10 seconds before launch\u2026<br \/>\n(Video snapshot: Stage 2 vernier testing) pic.twitter.com\/98EITFtA4J<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gilmour Space (@GilmourSpace) September 30, 2024<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Three stages to orbit.<\/h4>\n<p>The Block 1 Eris rocket is 25 m (82 ft) tall with a diameter of 2 m (6.6 ft) for the first stage booster and 1.5 m (4.9 ft) on the second stage. It features a payload fairing with a diameter of either 1.2 m (3.9 ft) or 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in diameter.<\/p>\n<p>The company said Eris is capable of delivering \u201cup to 305 kg (672.4 lbs) to [low Earth orbit].\u201d The first stage features four of its Sirius hybrid rocket engines with a fifth on the second stage. Those engines use a proprietary solid fuel and a liquid oxidiser. Gilmour Space qualified the engines back in November 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Eris\u2019 third stage is powered by its 3D-printed Phoenix engine, which is fueled by a rocket-grade kerosene and uses liquid oxygen as the oxidizer. Gilmour Space shared a video of a 190-second mission duty cycle test fire back in May 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Gilmour Space said its rocket will be capable of launching \u201c20- to 65-degree, low to mid inclination equatorial orbits\u201d once it certifies its rocket.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67802\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67802\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67802\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241105_Eris_TestFlight-1_patch_small.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241105_Eris_TestFlight-1_patch_small.jpeg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241105_Eris_TestFlight-1_patch_small-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241105_Eris_TestFlight-1_patch_small-678x678.jpeg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241105_Eris_TestFlight-1_patch_small-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241105_Eris_TestFlight-1_patch_small-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67802\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A rendering of the mission patch for the Eris TestFlight-1 launch. 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