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 (0019 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 kilometers (29 miles) 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.
The launch was hailed as a “milestone” by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in a posting on social media.
2023-10-09 05:48:03
Article from phys.org