Project Overview

Project Galah builds on the success of Pardalote, and represents the team’s first hybrid SRAD launch vehicle designed, manufactured and tested in a single project year cycle.

Galah brings together some of the team’s most ambitious in-house systems to date. These include Insignis, our flight computer, an SRAD active control system, an aerostructural-oxidiser tank, capacitive oxidiser fill sensor, a novel payload, and SRAD parachutes. Together, they mark a significant step forward in the team’s ability to deliver integrated SRAD systems from development through to launch.

As our most complete SRAD vehicle yet, Galah marks a major technical milestone in the team’s hybrid rocket program. Its launch demonstrates the maturity of our design, testing and operations capability, while laying the groundwork for our future 30,000 ft vehicle.

final altitude

11,800 FT
AGL

Maximum velocity

284 M/S
MACH 0.84

Peak thrust

4345
NEWTONS

trophies

2x

1st 10K SRAD Hybrid
IREC 2026

1st SDL Payload Challenge
IREC 2026

Our Executive Leadership Team

Charlie Balderstone

Technical Director

Baeden Dally

Executive Director

Michael Bogeholz

Project Manager

Lillie Mellin

Systems Engineer

Ekaterina Nikulina

Business Director

Lasse Veith

Finance Director

2026 Subsystem Leads

Riley Smith

Flight Systems Lead

James O’Neil

Propulsion Lead

James Strickland

Ground Support Equipment Lead

Sam Magarey

Modelling and Control Lead

Cameron Dimovski

Payload Lead

Liangyu Zhong

Media Lead