Australia could launch its first private orbital rocket within weeks

Within weeks, the Australian authorities is predicted to approve the nation’s first private orbital rocket launch, becoming a member of only a handful of space-faring nations which have carried out the identical.

Gilmour Space, which has developed the brand new rocket, introduced this week that the Australian Space Agency (ASA) has granted it approval to function the Bowen Orbital Spaceport in North Queensland, Australia. The firm has additionally set a objective of getting Australian astronauts in orbit, launched from Australia, by the tip of this decade.

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