We will have to wait a little longer for the first launch of an Australian orbital rocket.
The Gilmour Space company, based in Queensland, was aimed at debuting its Rocket Eris today (May 15), but a problem with the vehicle’s useful charge fairing that plan emerged.
“Last night, the final checks of duration, an unexpected problem triggered the fairing load of the rocket. No fuel was loaded, no one was injured and early inspections do not show damage to the rocket or the pad,” Gilmour Space said.
“We will send a replacement fairing from our Gold Coast factory after a complete investigation. That means we are defending this test campaign to investigate and fix. A new date will be announced for TestFlight1 in one way:” “Veghemite:” “” Mail. Vegemite, for uninitiated, is a salt brown yeast paste that Australians love to extend over toast.
Gilmour Space Technologies, founded by the Adam brothers and James Gilmour, Begen is a rocket program in 2015.
The company has been occupied in the last decade. For example, he developed the Eris 82 feet high (25 meters high) and built a private launch site on the northern coast of Queensland, called Bowen Orbital Spacport, with the aim of making Australia more a space player.
“The launch of controlled and controlled rockets Australians from domestic soil means high -tech jobs, greater security, economic growth and technological independence,” said Adam Gilmour, CEO of the company, in a statement in February.
The next trial flight will be the first for Eris and the Spaceport. And it will be historic in another way, marking the first takeoff or an orbital rocket built in Australia.
Complete success is a rarity for the rockets they debut, so Gilmour Space is establishing their test expectations -Flight1 to a reasonable level.
“Whether we leave the pad, we arrive at Max q or reach the space, the important thing is that every second flight will deliver valuable data that improve the reliability and performance of our rockets for future releases,” Adam Gilmour equal in Asia.
