Adam Gilmour, founder and chief of Gilmour Space Technologies. Source: Supplied.
Gilmour Space blasted onto the tech pages with news of its $61 million raise this morning, proving the Aussie space scene is attracting interest and big cheques.
It’s the latest in a string of huge funding announcements for local startups. But it also follows an uptick in activity in the Aussie space tech scene.
RMIT is set to launch a space hub to support businesses seeking satellite data, and the Australian National University has secured a $2.5 million grant to establish infrastructure for space testing facilities.
The Moonshot space tech incubator announced back in November that it was backing 11 space startups, including both Aussie and international ventures.
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The Whitsundays will facilitate Queensland’s first foray into the multi-trillion-dollar global space industry, after a feasibility study found a site at Abbot Point, north of Bowen, is suitable for rocket launches.
Deputy Premier Steven Miles said the government was committed the development of launch infrastructure, and keen to work with private investors and local stakeholders on a plan for the Abbot Point site, with venture-backed Gilmour Space Technologies already expressing significant interest.
Mr Miles said the government’s aim was to “position the state to have the potential to meet longer-term, broader industry requirements” and this may result in multiple launch facilities being developed, likely along the coast.
Abbot Point rockets to top as Qld space industry prepares for lift-off
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Abbot Point in north Queensland is firming up as the likely site for a launch facility for small rockets, as the state looks to support the space industry.
Deputy Premier and Minister for Infrastructure and State Development Steven Miles announced on Thursday that Abbot Point was the frontrunner for the facility, saying it ticked several boxes.
An artistâs impression of the potential launch site at Abbot Point.
âAbbot Point has long been considered as one of the locations for a rocket launch site in Queensland,â Mr Miles said.