We are grateful to receive this funding, which will allow us to develop world-class composite materials and components for our orbital launch vehicles – making our rockets more efficient and reducing the cost of access to space<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Gilmour Space, a Gold Coast-based rocket company, signed a strategic agreement with USQ in 2019 to collaborate on advanced rocket technology research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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