A Gold Coast rocket company could soon be sending bushfire-detection satellites into space, after revealing it is in talks with the Australian Space Agency and Canadian government about rolling out the technology.The company is thrilled with its recent engine test fireGilmour Space Technologies last week had its most successful test fire yet, putting the company on track to launch its first rocket later this year.
"We got almost to where we wanted to go and qualified enough things to be very happy with the test," Mr Gilmour said. "We basically stopped the test because we had a sensor on there that was recording a higher temperature than we were comfortable with."So, we actually think that we're not going to have to make a lot of changes to keep it going longer."The Australian-made rockets are expected to be able to launch satellites and payloads into low-Earth and other orbits once complete.
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