Building Aussie Rockets - An in-depth with Adam Gilmour

Written By Josh Keegan

SEPTEMBER 2019: Recently I had an opportunity to chat with Adam Gilmour from Gilmour Space and I got a chance to all about why he left a career in the banking industry to start a rocket company with his brother James! Adam Gilmour is Australia's version of Elon Musk or Peter Beck - he has seen an opportunity to significantly reduce the costs of access to space using advanced manufacturing including 3D printing! A venture backed company, Gilmour Space is one of the largest rocket companies in Australia driving down prices whilst advancing the rocket industry. Warning: This interview has poor audio due to the squeaky chairs we were sitting on; interruptions from a mobile phone and from THE WORKING ROCKET FACTORY BEHIND WHERE WE WERE SITTING!! (Notice the orbital mechanics on the white board...if you can see an error, please let Adam know.) Gilmour Space: https://www.gspacetech.com/ Work for Gilmour Space: https://www.gspacetech.com/career Southern Launch: https://southernlaunch.space/ Video from: Destination Gold Coast https://www.destinationgoldcoast.com/

Josh Keegan

Josh Keegan is the Owner/Director of Keegan Consulting Group working with highly skilled industry professionals to drive benefits realisation for all organisations within any project. Keegan Consulting Group has provided a broad range consulting services, drawing on individual skills and abilities to drive focused outcomes. We believe the fundamental underlying basics are the same just the overarching rules and legislative requirements governing each industry differ. As experts in managing complexity, our consultants have delivered a number of projects all within heavily regulated environments. We are able to easily handle, understand and successfully communicate and interpret local, state and national Australian government legislation to our clients. We like to give each client the option of letting us go at any stage. When this happens, we share our knowledge offering the option to train staff giving them the skills allowing each client to venture down the road of “doing it for themselves”.

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