{"id":194681,"date":"2023-10-07T09:43:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T09:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/?p=194681"},"modified":"2023-10-07T09:43:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T09:43:17","slug":"spain-joins-exclusive-club-of-nations-to-launch-into-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/world-news\/spain-joins-exclusive-club-of-nations-to-launch-into-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain joins exclusive club of nations to launch into space"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Spain joins the space race: Launch of rocket named after fighting bull sees country join exclusive club of nations to blast into the heavens<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The private launch follows two unsuccessful attempts in May and June this year\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Spain today joined an exclusive club of countries to launch a private rocket into space, successfully lifting off from a site in Huelva.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>PLD Space launched its reusable Miura-1 rocket early on Saturday before landing as planned in the Atlantic Ocean.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The startup&#8217;s test launch came after two previous attempts were scrubbed, offering new hope for the country&#8217;s stalled space ambitions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mission control video showed engineers cheering as the Miura &#8211; named after a breed of fighting bull &#8211; soared to a height of 28.6 miles (46km) during its 306-second flight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span>&#8216;My voice is shot after so much shouting,&#8217; said a triumphant Raul Torres, CEO of PLD Space, shortly after the launch.<\/p>\n<p>He said all rocket systems worked &#8216;perfectly&#8217;, adding that the company would now focus on tripling its workforce. &#8216;This is just the beginning.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/09\/76272477-12604591-Today_s_flight_followed_two_unsuccessful_launch_attempts_made_ea-a-15_1696667429541.jpg\" height=\"436\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Age of Exploration: Spain shoots for the stars with a launch from Huelva, reviving Europe&#8217;s space ambitions\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/09\/76272479-12604591-The_success_of_today_s_mission_paves_the_way_for_PLD_Space_to_de-a-16_1696667430726.jpg\" height=\"460\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The success of today&#8217;s mission paves the way for PLD Space to develop its Miura-5<\/p>\n<p><span>The Miura-1 rocket, a prototype of a future satellite launcher, is as tall as a three-storey building and is capable of\u00a0carrying 220lbs (100kg) of cargo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>From here, PLD Space will look to develop the larger Miura-5 &#8211; &#8216;Big Brother&#8217; &#8211; with commercial capacity to put objects weighing up to 1190.5lbs (540kg) into orbit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Saturday&#8217;s mission is the latest of the company&#8217;s three attempts to launch a rocket from Spain, taking off from the National Institute of Aerospace Technology (INTA).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In May, plans were dashed due to high-altitude winds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In June, a second attempt failed when umbilical cables in the avionics bay did not all release in time, halting the lift off as smoke and flames spewed from the rocket.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Raul Torres, co-founder of PLD Space said on Saturday: &#8216;We have gone through many difficulties. Not only technical but, obviously, also financial and corporate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8216;Over time we have added people who have trusted us. Our wonderful team has made it a reality that each and every one of us is here today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8216;We have contributed the best of ourselves to get to this point.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Spain&#8217;s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez posted on social media: &#8216;The launch of the Miura 1, the first rocket with 100% Spanish technology, has been a success.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8216;A milestone that positions Spain&#8217;s research and development at the forefront of space transportation.&#8217;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8216;Vamos MIURA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!&#8217; PLD Space wrote on X.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Airspace, areas of the sea and roads were closed around the high-security launch site ahead of the launch on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>It was the first of two scheduled suborbital missions for the Miura-1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The rocket landed in the Atlantic Ocean after opening its main parachute and will be recovered later today, PLD Space said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>From there, the rocket will be moved to Teruel in Aragon, eastern Spain, where test results can be fully broken down.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts say the most critical test will be the development of orbital services on the Miura-5, planned for 2025.<\/p>\n<p>With the launch, Spain joins an exclusive club of ten countries that has access to space via a private company and from continental soil &#8211; according to El Pais.<\/p>\n<p>The list includes the United States, Russia, China, Japan, France, Italy, India, South Korea and New Zealand.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Britain also has the capability to launch objects into orbit with its own launch vehicles, becoming the sixth nation to successfully conduct an orbital launch in 1971.<\/p>\n<p>At the height of the Cold War, the UK followed the USSR, the USA, France, Japan and China in firing its Black Arrow into space from Woomera, Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Pedro Duque became the first Spaniard to go into space in a mission with the European Space Agency, launching from Florida in October 1998.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, Europe&#8217;s effort to develop capabilities to send small satellites into space have slowed.<\/p>\n<p>In January, Virgin Orbit failed to successfully launch an orbital rocket\u00a0from Cornwall.<\/p>\n<p>The satellite launch company, founded by billionaire Richard Branson, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April as it struggled to secure long-term funding following the failed launch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That system involved releasing the launcher from a converted Boeing 747.<\/p>\n<p>Competitors lining up to join the race to launch small payloads include companies in Scotland, Sweden and Germany.<\/p>\n<p>In July, the last launch of Europe&#8217;s largest rocket, the premier Ariane 5 space launcher, took place at the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;European spaceport&#8217; in French Guiana is situated to the north of the overseas department, which is in South America.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/09\/76272475-12604591-With_the_launch_Spain_joins_an_exclusive_club_of_ten_countries_t-a-17_1696667433811.jpg\" height=\"445\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>With the launch, Spain joins an exclusive club of ten countries that has access to space via a private company and from continental soil &#8211; according to El Pais<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/09\/76272481-12604591-image-a-18_1696667436958.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The rocket landed in the Atlantic Ocean after opening its main parachute and will be recovered later today<\/p>\n<p>Europe has until recently depended on Ariane 5 and its 11-tonne-plus capacity for heavy missions, as well as Russia&#8217;s Soyuz launcher for medium payloads and Italy&#8217;s Vega, which is also launched 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