Nuria Montes, Regional Minister of Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism of the Generalitat Valenciana, has visited PLD Space facilities accompanied by Jerónimo Mora, Regional Secretary of Innovation; and the General Manager, Juan José Cortés.
During the visit, Raúl Torres, CEO of PLD Space, explained the development and manufacturing processes of an orbital launcher and showed them the progress in the development of MIURA 5.
About PLD Space
PLD Space is a leading reference in the aerospace sector and the first to develop a private rocket in Europe. Headquartered in Elche (Alicante), PLD Space designs, develops, manufactures and operates reusable orbital launchers that send small satellites into space in the form of the suborbital MIURA 1 and the orbital MIURA 5.
PLD Space was founded in 2011 by Raúl Torres and Raúl Verdú with the aim of increasing European access to space. Currently, the company -which has obtained more than 65 million in funding to date- has a workforce of more than 120 professionals distributed in three centres located in Elche, Teruel and Huelva, with a total of more than 150,000 m2 of industrial facilities.