No launch attempt for Gilmour Space's Australian-built Eris rocket today, but they might go for it tomorrow: https://www.gspace.com/missions
I designed and 3D printed this model of it almost 2 1/2 years ago now, when we (AAO) were building a payload for their satellite division.
The display model that lives in our offices is a variant on a flying model rocket I also designed and 3D printed around the same time.
Like the real thing it has still not flown yet. I accidentally killed the camera during assembly and the camera model had been discontinued so it took me a while to find a replacement, and then I never got around to installing it and flying. I really should.
Before building the model Eris I did at least manage to successfully fly that camera a few times on some other 3D printed rockets that I designed. I'm fairly confident that the flying model Eris would work.
If this first launch attempt of the real Erirs goes well Australia may be able to lay claim to putting the first yeast extract in space:
"A perfect flight for the Eris rocket would see it reach an orbit around 120 miles (200 kilometers) high at an inclination of 33 degrees to the equator, according to Gilmour. Just in case, the company has placed a jar of Vegemite, a popular food spread in Australia, on Eris' third stage in a tongue-in-cheek nod to Aussie culture."
The front fell off? 
Another postponement of the launch anyway, while they work out why the nose cone opened on the launch pad.
Following their "the front fell off' / "check yo' staging" oopsie last month Gilmour Space are heading back to the launch pad for another go at the debut launch of their Eris rocket.
Launch is currently scheduled for no earlier than the 1st of July.
Meanwhile the satellite division of Gilmour Space now have their first satellite in orbit. Their MMS-1 mission resulted in their first ElaraSat being launched on a Falcon 9 yesterday, carrying a hyperspectral imager built by CSIRO. Currently waiting to hear whether they are successful in making contact with the satellite.
Gilmour Space now say (about the ElaraSat MMS-1 mission) that "Commissioning is underway and all systems are operating as expected."
If you're wondering why I'm taking an interest in this company's small satellite it's because we (AAO) built a thermal imaging payload for them. "Malya" will at some point fly onboard another Gilmour Space ElaraSat, so I'm pleased that the first one is apparently working well.
https://www.mq.edu.au/faculty-of-science-and-engineering/news/news/space-ready-thermal-camera
Anthony Horton
