A Gold Coast company has set a new date to try and carve itself into Australian space and manufacturing history.
Gilmour Space Technologies will attempt to launch its first orbital rocket, named Eris, sometime from next Tuesday.
It comes after the company attempted take-off twice back in May but ran into a couple of issues, forcing them to temporarily call-off the mission.
“We were aiming for a June launch, but the weather isn’t cooperating,” Gilmour Space said in an update to followers online.
“We’re now targeting a narrow launch opportunity no earlier than (NET) July 1.
The company explained that NET is the “global standard for sharing a provisional launch date” which is the earliest a launch could occur within an approved window.
“That’s because rocket launches are complex, and delays are normal,” they said.
“Weather, range availability, regulatory clearances, final checks (and last-minute anomalies!) can all shift timelines.
“This is especially true for a first-of-its-kind test flight, where every major system is being flown for the first time”.
If the upcoming take-off is successful, it will mark Australia’s first ever domestically designed and produced rocket being launched into orbit.
