A Spanish company launched the country's first private rocket on Saturday in a step towards bringing Spain into the exclusive club of space-faring nations. The launch of the small MIURA1 rocket took place at 02:19 am (00:19 GMT) from a military base in the southern region of Andalusia, according to the company, PLD Space. The company hailed the launch as "successful" and said it had achieved all its "technical objectives", with the rocket rising 46 kilometres above the Gulf of Cadiz. After five minutes in flight, it landed in the Atlantic Ocean, where PLD Space said it would send a team to recover it. According to PLD Space, 70% of the components developed for MIURA1 will be used for MIURA5.

Source: News 24 October 07, 2023 12:10 UTC