We have to wait a bit for the first launch of the Australian orbital rocket.
Queensland -based company Gilmer Space targeted to start its Eris rocket today (15 May), but a problem with the vehicle payload reduced the plan.
Gilmar Space said through the X, “During the last check, an unexpected issue triggers the payload fairing of the rocket. No fuel was loaded, no one was hurt, and initial inspection shows no harm to the rocket or pad.”
“We will send a replacement fairing from our Gold Coast Factory after a thorough investigation. This means that we are standing to investigate and fix from this test campaign. A new date will be announced to be prepared once for Testflight1. Vejmite, for bin call, is a salty brown yeast paste that Australians prefer to spread on toast.
Gilmer Space Technologies, established by Brothers Adam and James Gilmer, launched their rocket program in 2015.
The company is busy in the last decade. For example, it developed 82-Foot-Lamba (25-Mem-Lumba) Aris and built a private launch site on the coast of North Queensland, called Bowen Orbital Spaceports, which aims to make Australia more as a space player.
The company’s CEO Adam Gilmar said in a statement in February, “Launching Australian -owned and controlled rockets from home soil means more high -tech jobs, greater security, economic development and technical freedom,”.
The upcoming test flight will be the first for both Aris and Spaceport. And this will be historic in another way, marking the first lift of an Australian-made orbital rocket.
The entire success is a rareness to make its debut for rockets, so Gilmar space is setting its Testflight1 expectations at the appropriate level.
Adam Gilmar said in this statement, “Whether we get it away from the pad, reach Max Q, or reach all the way in space, which is important that every second of the flight will provide valuable data that will improve the reliability and performance of our rocket for future launch.”
