The launch of Spanish rocket company PLD Space's Miura 1 is just 'a matter of time.'
is 12.5-meters tall, and it has a payload capacity of 100 kg . PLD Space aims to collect the rocket from the ocean after the debut launch, meaning it will be Europe's first reusable rocket.
It likely won't fly many times, though, as it is a testbed for technology that PLD Space aims to use on its larger Miura 5 rocket, which will launch small satellite payloads to low Earth orbit from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. It uses a proprietary liquid-propellant called Teprel-B engine and it flies on a mixture of liquid oxygen and kerosene. PLD Space was founded in 2011 by Raúl Torres and COO Raúl Verdú with a view to accelerating space innovation in Europe.a memorandum of understanding with Europe's only operational launch provider, Arianespace, alongside UK rocket firm Orbex.
While the exact date of PLD Space's next launch attempt is unclear, the European Space Agency will likely be keeping a keen eye. Arianespace has one final launch scheduled for its Ariane 5 rocket, after which Europe will be without an operational rocket — due, in part, to the long-delayed
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