Miura 1 static-fire test
PLD Space completed a 122-second test firing of its Miura 1 rocket Sept. 15, setting the stage for the vehicle's first suborbital flight as soon as September.

PLD Space, a Spanish company developing a small launch vehicle, says it is ready to proceed with the launch of a suborbital technology demonstrator after completing a static-fire test.

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