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Fleet Space says its 5,300-square-metre facility will boost Australia’s advanced manufacturing capacity, enabling the production of thousands of next-generation geophysical sensors and hundreds of satellites annually.
Eris flew for 14 seconds before crashing near the launchpad, but founder Adam Gilmour hailed the blast off as a success and a “huge step forward for the company”.
Over the coming weeks, testing will ramp up until the Lockheed Martin vehicle is travelling at a speed just short of the point where it will take off. Once complete, the X-59 will then progress to a first test flight.
From 2026, a new ‘Air Force direct entry pathway’ will open for roles such as space operations specialists and officers.
The defence prime said the news meant all major risks had now been identified and resolved, and its system interfaces were sufficiently mature.
Stephen Parker, who earned a master’s at Queensland University of Technology, had previously been managing the role in an interim capacity since the last department chief was ousted and has also been heavily involved with the 777X program.
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