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Gilmour Space Technologies, based in Queensland, announced the appointment of two space veterans to its advisory board as it prepares to enter the global small pitcher market in 2020. [19659002] As SpaceX's Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin and aerospace giants like Boeing, the small pitchers market is an increasingly lucrative market, where companies like Australia Gilmour Space Technologies seek to make their mark
Professor Dava Newman and Colonel Pamela Melroy are the principal advisers to the board of directors, "said Adam Gilmour, managing director and founder of Gilmour Space Technologies [19659005]. Colonel (retired) Pamela Melroy is a retired officer in the US Air Force, a test pilot and a former NASA astronaut and commander of the space shuttle. She has held senior positions at the US Federal Aviation Administration, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and various defense companies in the United States and Australia.
Professor Dava Newman is the former Assistant Administrator of NASA. and the astronautics and engineering systems of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has been a leading promoter of NASA's Journey to Mars, and is a renowned inventor, mentor and engineer.
"Dava and Pamela have both had an incredible career in space, and commercial space activities – and their openness to new technologies and innovation – will be invaluable for the future. team as we develop our launch capabilities and develop advanced technologies in the space, "said Gilmour.
Gilmour aims to set up two Low-cost launch systems for suborbital and orbital launches: Ariel, whose operations are scheduled for the first quarter of 2019, and the Eris, whose introduction is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2020
Ariel offers sub-orbital launch capability with an estimated introductory price of US $ 9,000 per kilogram, a maximum payload of 130 kilograms, and a maximum altitude of 150 kilometers. Ariel payload is 50% larger than other rockets probes and supports industry standard payload modules, which are recoverable with the optional installation of a parachute recovery system. ) with an introductory price estimated at US $ 25,000-38,000 per kilogram, based on the mass of the payload, with a maximum payload of 400 kilograms. Eris is a three-stage launch system powered by eight G-70 hybrid engines developed by Gilmour Space Technologies
Melroy expressed his enthusiasm by joining Gilmour: "I am very pleased to join the Gilmour Advisory Board Space to I believe their hybrid rocket technology is poised to make a substantial contribution to the low-cost launch market. "
Professor Newman went further:" Indeed, we are at a crossroads in the commercial space with the advent of new Gilmour Space has demonstrated significant advances in its propulsion technology, and I look forward to seeing more innovative engineering from this promising Australian company. "[19659005] Gilmour Space Technologies is a next generation hybrid propulsion company developing -cost launch vehicles for the small market satellites. Since obtaining its Series A financing in the middle of last year, the Queensland company has gone through a number of important milestones, including an agreement on space with NASA and a shot successful test of 12 seconds of thrust of 75 kN. Gilmour secures former NASA experts for advisory committee
