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Queensland-based Gilmour Space has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore a multi-year contract for Gilmour and US-based Atomos to mutually purchase services for launch and in-space transportation.
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The partnership will see Atomos contract Gilmour for launch services on its Eris and upcoming orbital launch vehicles — in addition, Atomos’ orbital transfer vehicles (OTVs) will provide in-space transportation services to customers and launch aggregation services of multiple customer spacecraft for launch on Gilmour vehicles.
While the barrier to entry for satellites to get to space is decreasing significantly, some applications require access into difficult-to-reach orbits, Atomos Space solves this problem by providing in-space transportation and orbit-raising services to satellites.
Adam Gilmour, chief executive officer (CEO) of Gilmour Space Technologies, welcomed the announcement, saying, “This new agreement with Atomos is an exciting opportunity for Gilmour. We look forward to exploring the possibility of leveraging Atomos’ orbital transfer capabilities to expand our services and the flexibility of access to space to new markets and customers.”
Atomos has a unique approach where, unlike similar systems under development, their OTVs reside in space and rendezvous with client satellites on-orbit.
Vanessa Clark, CEO of Atomos, added, “By leveraging the strengths of each of our companies, we anticipate being able to provide unparalleled services to customers in the space launch and transportation industry.”
This allows the full launch mass and volume to be reserved for the payload, reducing costs to the customer and allowing launch vehicles, such as Eris, to be used for a wider range of missions.
Gilmour Space is an Australian-based launch services company that specialises in providing affordable and reliable launch vehicles and satellite platforms to customers around the world.
Atomos Space is an American orbital transfer vehicle company that provides a variety of in-space transportation services to customers utilising high-power electrical propulsion.
