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 by Staff Writers Gold Coast, Australia (SPX) Jan 11, 2022
Rocket engineers at Gilmour Space Technologies have greeted the new year with a successful 110-kilonewton test fire of the most powerful rocket engine ever developed in Australia. The 75-second test was a major milestone for Gilmour Space, which is developing Australian Made rockets that will, over the next five years, be capable of launching 300- to 4,000-kilogram satellites and payloads into low earth and other orbits. "What you see here is the main engine that will power the first and second stages of our three-stage Eris rocket to space," explained company CEO, Adam Gilmour. "It was a successful test. We achieved our expected full thrust of 110 kilonewtons (or 25,000 pounds-force) over the 75 seconds, and our team will be moving on to the final engine qualification campaign next month." Strategically, the test was also a demonstration of Australia's first sovereign launch capability. "It is no small thing to say that we've developed Australia's largest rocket engine; and that it could have significant flow-on benefits for the commercial, civil and defence space sectors," he added. On where and when Eris will be launched, Mr Gilmour said the company was currently seeking approvals from state and federal government agencies to green light a small orbital spaceport at the Abbot Point State Development Area in Bowen, North Queensland. "With timely assessments and approvals from relevant authorities, we hope to be able to launch Australia's first sovereign-made rocket from Queensland sometime in the latter half of 2022."
NASA releases autonomous flight termination unit software to industry Wallops Island VA (SPX) Jan 06, 2022 NASA has provided an advance release of its NASA Autonomous Flight Termination Unit (NAFTU) software code to the launch industry, a critical milestone toward the final certification of NAFTU, which is on-track for February 2022. NAFTU is a game-changing command and control system available to launch vehicle providers for use at all U.S. launch ranges in ensuring public safety during launch operations. Among the companies that are working with the NAFTU software is Rocket Lab, which has a launch pa ... read more
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