Australia's first homegrown rocket, Eris, will utilize five hybrid engines.
Things are on course for the most lightweight and energy-dense electric motors ever developed to power Australia's first commercial orbital launch vehicle, the Eris. If the launch is successful, it will be the firstThe advanced electric motors and inverters used in the project are manufactured by UK-based Equipmake in partnership with Australia's Gilmour Space. This partnership marks the foray of the former into the space industry.
"The electric motor’s rotor uses Equipmake’s proprietary rotor design, in which the permanent magnets are arranged like the spokes of a wheel to deliver a significant performance advantage in a very challenging operating environment." Eris aims to carry a lightweightIn the coming years, Gilmour Space plans to develop and launch larger rockets with payload capacities of up to 1000 kilograms into low Earth orbits.
“We’ve been using other countries’ rockets for the last 50 years, but there are a lot of restrictions. If you’ve got an Australian launch vehicle, then if you’re an Australian company or the government, you’ve basically got unfettered access,” said Adam Gilmour, co-founder of Gilmour Space, toA successful mission will also make Australia the 12th country in the world to successfully launch orbital space missions.
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