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Revolution in Kourou: Europe Should Launch Its First Micro-Launcher, the Spanish Rocket Miura 5, This Summer

As Europe seeks to diversify its launch capabilities, a start-up founded in Elche, Spain, is about to take a decisive step. On 17 June 2025, at the Salon du Bourget, the CNES signed a contract with PLD Space authorizing the development of its launch complex at the Guiana Space Centre, from which the Miura 5 rocket will take off this summer in 2026. PLD Space thus becomes the first private company to develop and operate its own complex in this hi…
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As Europe seeks to diversify its launch capabilities, a start-up founded in Elche, Spain, is about to take a decisive step. On 17 June 2025, at the Salon du Bourget, the CNES signed a contract with PLD Space authorizing the development of its launch complex at the Guiana Space Centre, from which the Miura 5 rocket will take off this summer in 2026. PLD Space thus becomes the first private company to develop and operate its own complex in this hi…

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Science-et-vie.com broke the news on Friday, June 5, 2026.
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