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PLD Space prepares for the imminent launch of its MIURA 1 micro rocket 18th May 2023 PLD Space achieved a major
milestonefor European Space after successfully
completing yesterday morning the hot test of MIURA
1, from its launch base in El Arenosillo (Huelva).
PLD Space faces with optimism the final stretch of
its first experimental flight MIURA 1 SN1 Test
Flight. The test consisted of keeping
the MIURA 1 engine on at full power for 5 seconds to
check the perfect operation of different parameters
and systems of the rocket (ignition system,
temperature, and rocket pressure) in a simulation
environment. The company has already
received permission from the National Institute for
Aerospace Technology (INTA) to operate in a flight
test window extending until May 31, although it is
not yet possible to announce the exact day of the
launch due to security reasons, weather forecasts
and the dynamics involved in the launch operations. Raul Torres, co-founder and CEO
of PLD Space explains: "The objective of this first
flight of the MIURA 1 SN1 technology demonstrator
will be to gather as much information as possible to
further validate much of the design and technology
that will later be transferred and integrated into
MIURA 5". The MIURA 5 model will be the
launcher with which PLD Space expects to start its
commercial activity in 2025 and whose development
phase has already started recently in the facilities
that the company is currently expanding within the
Teruel airport site. Ezequiel Sanchez, CEO of the
company further states: "In this experimental
flight, our definition of success is that the rocket
should be as far away from the launch pad as
possible. We are aware that it is already
an achievement for us, the industry and for all of
Spain to be able to place MIURA1 on the launch pad.
For every second MIURA 1 is in the air, we will be Raúl Verdú, co-founder and
Chief Business Development Officer, concludes:
"Looking to the immediate future, the success of a
test like this is measured by how much we can learn,
which will improve our reliability and probability
of success in the future. We did MIURA 1 to
accelerate the technology development of MIURA 5 and
we see the team moving forward with amazing speed". Where will it be possible to
watch the launch? PLD Space will announce the
launch countdown after the relevant INTA flight
review a maximum of 48h before take-off and will
broadcast the launch in live streaming format from
its official Youtube account, website and social
networks
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