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The Hypersonix Dart AE, which was inside Rocket Lab’s HASTE rocket at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, United States. Image from Rocket Lab’s Twitter account.

Failure to launch: Australian scramjet test flight delayed in US

Bad weather on the east coast of the United States has delayed the test launch of a Queensland hypersonic scramjet capable of travelling at 12 times the speed of sound.

  • Cameron Atfield

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Gold Coast-based Gilmour Space Technologies have secured an agreement with the Australian Defence Force for Australian rockets to put satellites into space. Here is their new rocket, Eris. Credit: Supplied.

Defence turns to Queensland hybrid rockets to get satellites into orbit

Gilmour Space Technologies, founded by two brothers on the Gold Coast in 2015, is a leading hybrid rocket provider.

  • Toby Crockford