Spain’s launch startups make a case for hosting a European spaceport

by Brian BergerOctober 25, 2017February 18, 2023

Spanish rocket startup PLD Space said in January that it has raised the money it needs to continue development of its Arion 1 reusable suborbital launch vehicle.

With three companies developing dedicated small-satellite launchers, Spain is establishing itself as Europe’s NewSpace rocket hub. Although none of the three have launched their first rocket, that’s not stopping them from making the case that Spain should build a spaceport.

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Brian Berger is editor in chief of SpaceNews.com and the SpaceNews magazine. He joined SpaceNews.com in 1998, spending his first decade with the publication covering NASA. He was named senior staff writer in 2004, a position he held until being named... More by Brian Berger