This was a rare thing
Payload fairing problem caused a Number of rocket failuresusually not abandoned or partially deployed during launch, leaving extra weight left in the launch vehicle, leaving extra weight to reach orbit.
Gilmore said it was postponing the ERIS launch campaign “to fully understand what happened and create the necessary updates.” The company was founded by two brothers– Adam and James Gilmore–In 2012, it raised about $90 million from venture capital and government funds to deliver its first ERIS rocket to the launch pad.
Astronauts on NASA’s Gemini 9A mission took this photo of the target vehicle that was to be docked into orbit. However, the rocket’s nose shroud was only partially open, which incorrectly explains how payload fairings are designed to abandon rockets in flight.
Credit: NASA
Ellis Rockett was aiming to become the first all-Australian launcher to reach orbit. Australia hosted several satellite launches by the US and British Rockets over 50 years ago.
Gilmore is headquartered in Australia’s Gold Coast and is approximately 600 miles south of Ellis launch pad near the coastal town of Bowen. In a statement, Gilmore said there will be a replacement payload fairing at its Gold Coast factory. The company sends it to the launch site and installs it on the ERIS rocket after a “full investigation” into the cause of early fairing deployment.
“We are disappointed with the delay, but our team is already working on a solution and we hope to return to the pad soon,” Gilmore said.
Authorities did not say how long it would take to investigate the issue, fix it, and fit a new nosecone into the eryth rocket.
The set-off follows a year-plus delay for Gilmore, which primarily condemned hold-up when approved by the Australian government’s launch.
As many rocket companies have done before, Gilmore has set modest expectations for the ERIS’s first test flight. The rocket has everything you need to fly into low-Earth orbit, but authorities said they are looking for a stable flight of just 10-20 seconds, with the initial launch, enough to collect data about the rocket and its unconventional hybrid propulsion system.
