Space & STEM
Believe it or not, Space is now a career option in Australia.
As a pioneer space SME in Australia, we've engaged in hundreds of STEM talks and activities with schools, universities and the public in recent years. Here are some replays that were made public by our partners, covering what we see happening now and for Australia's future in space.
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This is only the beginning.
NEW SPACE CAREERS IN AUSTRALIA
Queensland Law Society
Rocket man’s out-of-this world job
Gilmour Space Technologies' General Counsel James Minchinton thinks “space is awesome” but has to stay grounded during work hours.
Careers with STEM
Meet 2 engineers using their Math skills in the space race
Macquarie University graduates, incl. Gilmour engineer Blaise Kuo Tiong, are using their Maths smarts to compete in the space race.
Inspiring Design Podcast
Aerospace Careers - Advanced Manufacturing
Gilmour engineer Karl Domjahn spoke with Rashan Senanayake in his educators' podcast about new space careers in Australia.
Griffith University
Unique SPASE Program
11 schools across SE QLD have been building a satellite that will be launched to space as part of Griffith University's STEM Program About Space Exploration (SPASE).
WSF Brisbane 2021
Cool Jobs: Rocket Science
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2021 - World Science Festival Brisbane featured some out-of-this-world jobs with Gilmour engineers Thomas Ireland & Kristin Stewart.
Gold Coast Manufacturing Hub
STEM Careers in Manufacturing: Space
The Gold Coast Manufacturing Hub asked Gilmour Space engineer Matt Congedi what STEM and Math have to do with space? ​
CSIRO Education & Outreach
Rocket & Satellite Composite Materials
The Space Careers Wayfinder (a collaboration between CSIRO & ANU) feature some people in space. Meet Hayley Young from Gilmour...
WATCH
Australian Space Agency
Digital Q&A - Kody Cook (Gilmour Space)
Apr 2023 - Space Discovery Centre's Q&A with Kody Cook, Head of Software, Electrical, GNC, and Avionics at Gilmour Space.
Study Gold Coast (Podcast)
The New Frontier
Jul 2022 - One of Gilmour Space Technology’s early recruits was Enoch Onamusi, originally from Nigeria; now a Software engineer at Gilmour.
STEM Punks
Day in the life of a Rocket Engineer
Jun 2020 - STEM Punks' 'live' interview with Gilmour Space GNC (Guidance, Navigation & Control) engineer Nic Zettl.
Gold Coast Manufacturing Hub
Out of this world opportunity for engineers
Southern Cross University's 2023 Early Career Alumnus of the Year, Mitch Lavelle, is reaching for the stars as an aerospace engineer.
CSIRO Education & Outreach
Spacecraft Manufacturing
Space Careers Wayfinder: Luke Callaghan emphasises multidisciplinary skills in the space industry, using an iterative design process to manufacture spacecraft.
Dept of Industry, Science & Resources
Pathways for a career in space
Discover some possible space career pathways put together by the Australian Space Discovery Center.
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Study Gold Coast, Career Fair 2021
Emerging Industries Panel
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Jun 2021 - Cohort Innovation Space highlights new jobs available in AI, Blockchain and Space... Meet Gilmour engineer David Prime.
GILMOUR SPACE'S JOURNEY TO THE STARS
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Gilmour Space
Ten secs to launch: Gilmour Space completes wet-test
Gilmour Space has successfully puts its Eris launch vehicle through a critical wet-test rehearsal, taking the orbital rocket to within ten seconds of launch.
InnovationAus.com
Countdown: Gilmour ‘throttles-back’ pace, waits on launch permit
Apr 29, 2024 - Updates from InnovationAus as Gilmour attempts to reach orbit - and beyond.
InnovationAus.com
Countdown: Gilmour vehicle integration is complete
Feb 25, 2024 - InnovationAus aims to provide updates between now and launch day, as Gilmour attempts to reach orbit - and beyond.
InnovationAus.com
Gilmour: Final push toward maiden orbital test flight
Nov 2023 - It has been years in the making but the maiden test flight of Gilmour Space’s three-stage orbital rocket is within sight.
InnovationAus.com
Gilmour Space Technologies – update May 2023
May 2023 - The stars are aligning for Gilmour Space as it prepares for the maiden flight of its Australian made Eris launch vehicle...
Nine A Current Affair
Race to Space
Oct 2021 - A Current Affair talks to some Australians with bold plans for the Moon and beyond - incl. Gilmour Space Co-Founder James Gilmour, and Gilmour engineer Kristin Stewart.
InnovationAus.com
Countdown: Testing times for Gilmour as crazy weather has its say
Sept 6 - Destructive weather systems that caused havoc in Tasmania in the past week reached as far as Bowen...
Grumpy Strategists Podcast
Makers Series Episode 2 - Gilmour Space
Mar 14, 2024 - Gilmour Space CEO & Co-founder, Adam Gilmour, speaks with Michael Shoebridge of defence think tank Strategic Analysis Australia.
InnovationAus.com
Countdown: Cyclone Kirrily a near miss for Gilmour
Feb 5, 2024 - InnovationAus aims to provide updates between now and launch day, as Gilmour attempts to reach orbit - and beyond.
ABC News
Gold Coast space company prepares for first orbital rocket launch
Oct 2023 - Watch it on ABC News
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InnovationAus.com
Industry success will depend on our national ambition
Aug 2022 - An Australian-designed and built rocket carrying satellites designed and built in Australia, and launched from Australian soil...
Discovery Channel
Aussie Mega Mechanics - Season 2
Aug 2021 - [Subscription] The ultimate #behindthescenes look at one of Gilmour Space's biggest hybrid rocket test fires in 2021.
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InnovationAus.com
Countdown: Gilmour Space launch permit remains elusive
Jul 25 - Gilmour Space completed a full, two-week launch dress rehearsal ahead of their maiden launch.
InnovationAus.com
Countdown: Gilmour quietly steps toward the vertical
Mar 22, 2024 - InnovationAus aims to provide updates between now and launch day, as Gilmour attempts to reach orbit - and beyond.
InnovationAus.com
Countdown: Gilmour Space gears up for maiden launch
Jan 19, 2024 - InnovationAus aims to provide updates between now and launch day, as Gilmour attempts to reach orbit - and beyond.
The Project
Two Aussie Brothers Set To Live Out Their Space Dream
May 2023 - Adam and James Gilmour grew up dreaming of being astronauts, and they might be about to make their dream a reality...
Tourism Australia Events
Australia Innovates
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Feb 2022 - Tourism Australia highlights Gilmour Space, with its vision to provide more affordable access to space.
Channel 10
Advancing Australia: Gilmour Space
Jun 2021 - The Bengar Films crew during the shoot for a Channel 10 innovation episode on 'Advancing Australia' sponsored by AGL.