Europe's first privately developed liquid rocket engine for small and reusable launchers
June 2015, first hot fire test performed in Spain.
30kN Regenerative cooled LOX/Kerosene engine.

Commercial Launch Services.
Dedicated to small Payloads
PLD Space is The European Company that is developing launcher technologies to provide suborbital and orbital commercial launch services, dedicated to small payloads and small satellites.

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Successful drop test of the demonstrator of the first stage of MIURA 5
Today, PLD Space has taken an important step forward in their attempt to develop a European reusable launcher. This morning, the recovery drop test of the first stage of the MIURA 5 rocket was carried [...]
PLD Space presents the patch for the first recovery test of a liquid propulsion-based booster in Europe
PLD Space is presenting its mission patch for the first recovery project of its reusable liquid booster stage (Liquid Propulsion Stage Recovery, LPSR). This will be the company’s first drop test for the recovery of [...]
Minister Pedro Duque opens up PLD Space facilities at the Teruel Airport
The Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities, Mr. Pedro Duque Duque, the first astronaut in the history of Spain, has unveiled the PLD Space Propulsion facilities located at Teruel Airport. During the event, the minister [...]
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