Following the team’s successful orbital
launch demonstration in January, “Tubular Bells: Part One” marks the
next big step in Virgin Orbit’s commercial service. For this mission to
space, LauncherOne will carry to space payloads for three customers from
three different countries: the U.S. Department of Defence Space Test
Program, Polish satellite firm SatRevolution, and the Royal Netherlands
Air Force.
The livestream will be broadcast live, and kicks off at 22:30pm Sydney
time on June 30th, 2021. That is in approximately 12 hours from now.
You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/bgL5pMDktxA
WHY IS THIS A BIG DEAL FOR YOU?
One of the satellites inside the LauncherOne, soon to be released in
space, contains parts manufactured in Australia - precisely - in our
Brookvale workshop.
We are extremely proud that a part we have manufactured will soon orbit the earth and stay in space - for many years to come!
This is simply as big as it gets, a dream come true for any manufacturer, let alone for small Aussie watchmakers.
Note from Josh:
"Over the last 18 months or so our manufacturing facility in
Brookvale has been getting more and more attention from niche industries
that require high precision, small parts to be made. We have made parts
that get used with medical devices, instruments that will be used in
extremely high end research, and have worked with the absolute cutting
edge of materials- many parts come through our doors with the preface
"No-one in Australia could do it- can you?".
Most recently we have been making parts for the space sector. As you
might have heard in the news, there has been a massive push to build
Australia's space industry. From the decision to restart our space
agency, to the massive efforts by private companies to start providing
space borne services, it feels like a gold rush! I’ve always maintained,
Australia has some of the best IP and human talent in the world. When
the right people get together, magic like WiFi, Cochlear hearing
implants and Resmed sleep apnoea devices are birthed.
To say that we are proud is understatement. This is the proof in the
pudding- the hard work, long hours, head scratching and hyper focus have
all paid off. With the NH1 we proved to the world that we can make
watches in Australia- the NH2 Timascus proved that we can innovate and
make something completely unique, the (coming) NH3 will be yet another
step forward, but having a part into orbit, is the nod of approval we
never thought we'd get." | |
