#pldspace — Public Fediverse posts

PLD Space secures $35 million European Investment Bank loan for MIURA 5 launcher

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/pld-space-secures-35-million-european-investment-bank-loan-for-miura-5-launcher/

Some European Launcher Challenge funding remains in limbo

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/some-european-launcher-challenge-funding-remains-in-limbo/

Spain's PLD Space raises US$ 195M to scale satellite launch infrastructure: The Spanish space tech company secured the funding to expand its launch capabilities, positioning Europe as a stronger player in the satellite launch market. https://tech.eu/2026/03/04/spains-pld-space-raises-eur180m-to-scale-satellite-launch-infrastructure/ #Tech #Startup #News #SpaceTech #PLDSpace

PLD Space raises $209 million to shift into serial rocket production

TAMPA, Fla. — PLD Space has raised 180 million euros ($209 million) to ramp up production of the…
#NewsBeep #News #Space #CA #Canada #Europe #Fundraising #MitsubishiElectric #PLDSpace #Science #SN #Spain
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/513421/

PLD Space raises $209 million to shift into serial rocket production

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/pld-space-raises-209-million-to-shift-into-serial-rocket-production/

#PLDSpace:
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Sateliot and PLD Space sign first commercial contract for a dedicated launch of two Tritó satellites with MIURA 5
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"Tritó, Sateliot’s next-generation 5G D2D satellites, will be launched in a flight scheduled for 2027"

https://www.pldspace.com/en/news/sateliot-pld-space-sign-first-commercial-contract-dedicated-launch-two-trito-satellites-miura5.html

17.2.2026

#D2D #IOT #MIURA5 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #Sateliot #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #Spain #Spanien #Tritó

Launch companies debate how to compete against SpaceX

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/launch-companies-debate-how-to-compete-against-spacex/

It’s unclear which of the launch startups can make it over the #technical hurdles to host regular and reliable launches from #European 🇪🇺 launch sites. Given the demand for their services, long-term success for launchers will depend almost entirely on their internal #economics as opposed to external market forces https://payloadspace.com/european-launchers-are-racking-up-bookings/

#IsarAerospace #PLDSpace #Orbex #Skyrora #MaiaSpace

#IsarAerospace, #MaiaSpace, #PLDSpace and #RFA each received at least 169 million 💰 euros, while #Orbex received just 34.9 million 💶 euros. The #UK 🇬🇧 provided most of Orbex’s funding at 21.7 million euros, with #Denmark 🇩🇰 adding 8 million euros. The #Czech Republic, #Germany and #Portugal made smaller contributions https://spacenews.com/orbex-trails-other-european-launcher-challenge-companies-as-u-k-delays-funding-decision/

🚀 #ESA 🇪🇺 Launcher Challenge Component A/B : launch services, upgrades

🇩🇪 #RocketFactory Augsburg €15.3, €165.21 mn
#IsarAerospace €23.05, €153.80 mn
#MaiaSpace €4.20 mn, €100,000
#Orbex €100,000, €1.7 mn
🇪🇸 #PLDSpace €36.77, €132.23 mn
🇫🇷 #MaiaSpace €179 mn
🇬🇧 #Orbex €10, €11.7 mn
#RocketFactory Augsburg €10 mn
🇳🇴 #IsarAerospace €5, €20 mn
🇨🇿 #Orbex €100,000
🇦🇹 #IsarAerospace €3.80 mn
🇩🇰 #Orbex €1.00, €7,00 mn
🇵🇹 #Orbex €3.30 mn
🇨🇭 #MaiaSpace €1.00 mn
🇳🇱 0

amount €902.16 million 💰https://europeanspaceflight.com/over-e900-million-committed-to-european-launcher-challenge/

Orbex trails other European Launcher Challenge companies as U.K. delays funding decision

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/orbex-trails-other-european-launcher-challenge-companies-as-u-k-delays-funding-decision/

PLD Space ha superado la prueba de estrés del tanque LOX de la primera etapa del Miura 5. Cada vez más cerca de tener un lanzador europeo, y español, que compita con Space X. #pldspace #miura5 #ESA

🇪🇸 #PLDSpace is targeting a production rate of 32 #Miura 5 launchers annually by 2030 https://payloadspace.com/plds-industrial-strategy-targets-32-rockets-a-year-by-2030

🇪🇺 #EuropeanLauncherChallenge : 🇩🇪 #IsarAerospace, #RocketFactory Augsburg, 🇫🇷 #MaiaSpace, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #Orbex, 🇪🇸 #PLDSpace https://payloadspace.com/esa-selects-finalists-for-european-launch-challenge

#ESA #Germany #France #Scotland #Spain

PLD Space signs agreement to launch from spaceport in Oman

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/pld-space-signs-agreement-to-launch-from-spaceport-in-oman/

Starting in 📆 2025, at least two #European 🇪🇺 launch startups (#IsarAerospace and #RocketFactory Augsburg) expect to offer more choices for both institutional and commercial customers. The field will continue to widen toward the close of the decade, with #MaiaSpace, #Latitude, #HyImpulse, #HyPrSpace, #Orbex, #PLDSpace, and #Skyrora all working toward an inaugural flight of their respective vehicles. https://europeanspaceflight.com/arianegroup-already-working-to-secure-iris2-launch-contract

#Arianespace #IRIS2 #SpaceCompany #competition #Europe

"Rocket building Leadership in Spain"
#PLDSpace #space #rockets #Miura1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_aEgnAcafI

https://x.com/PLD_Space/status/1856641784471851402?t=Jve5E0G0xeSicSILkWcGRg&s=09 Miura 5 rocket test bench 🔥🔥🔥 #pldspace #space #rocket

Per aspera ad astra
#pldspace #Miura-1 #rocket #space

スターシップは打ち上げに準備万端？さらに、PLD Spaceが大胆な10年計画を発表！
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVa3TjEKnAA

SpaceXの次回Starshipの打ち上げに迫る一方、PLD Spaceが野心的な10年計画を発表。NASAとNOAAがハリケーンMiltonを宇宙から追跡。その他、興味深い情報も探る。 #SpaceX #Starship #PLDSpace #NASA #Spaceflight

🇪🇸 #PLDSpace : The smallest of the three #rockets 🚀 will be capable of delivering up to 13,580 kilograms to #LEO, while the most powerful will have the capacity to deliver 53,000 kilograms 💪 https://europeanspaceflight.com/pld-space-unveils-three-new-rockets-and-a-crew-capsule/

#Miura

#PLDSpace announces Lince, the first European commercial manned spacecraft expected for initial orbital flight in 2030. This will require #PLDSpace's Miura Next to be launched.

#PLDSpace hasn't completed #MIURA5's first orbital flight yet, but they announced they are expanding to heavy-launch vehicles with the Miura NEXT family of launchers.

#Miura5 will be attempted to be recovered with parachutes first, but PLD is working on propulsive landing for it.

It's likely that rockets 🚀 built by the likes of #Spain's 🇪🇸 #PLDSpace, #France's 🇫🇷 #MaiaSpace, and the #German 🇩🇪 duo #IsarAerospace and #RocketFactory Augsburg will also be blasting off from the center soon under the start-up plan. Efforts to drag the #spaceport into the 21st century are underway https://www.politico.eu/article/russian-rockets-clog-europes-south-american-spaceport

#GuianaSpaceCentre #Kourou #CNES #ESA