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Sirius Hybrid Rocket Engine Completes Final Qualification Test

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Tom Patton
Nov 23, 2022
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Australian rocket engineers at Gilmour Space Technologies have successfully completed the final qualification test-fire of its Sirius hybrid rocket engine, paving the way for the country's first orbital launch attempt of an Australian-made rocket next year.

"What you see here is Sirius, our main hybrid rocket engine, five of which will power the first an…

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