Europe: ESA signs with PLD Space the first major contract of the European Launcher ChallengePhoto by Christian Wasserfallen on Pexels
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Europe: ESA signs with PLD Space the first major contract of the European Launcher Challenge

Euronews Portugal27 August 2026 at 11:33

The European Space Agency (ESA) signed the first major contract of the European Launcher Challenge with the Spanish company PLD Space, worth 158.9 million euros, with the aim of boosting the development and launches of the MIURA 5 rocket and expanding new European orbital capabilities.

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