Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial
The Spanish National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA) is a public research organization under the Spanish Ministry of Defence. Founded in 1942, INTA specializes in aerospace, aeronautics, hydrodynamics, and defense and security technologies research and development. It provides technical assessment, testing, certification services, and R&D to official entities, agencies, and industrial companies, with activities spanning from small satellite programs to collaboration with NASA on missions to Mars through the Astrobiology Center (CAB). INTA also operates space communications centers for tracking NASA and ESA space vehicles.
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The National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA) granted PLD Space permission to operate in a flight test window that extends until 2023-05-31.
PLD Space plans to conduct a suborbital launch in a window approved by the National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA) that runs through 2023-05-31 to test technologies for its small orbital launch vehicle.
On 2023-05-18, PLD Space conducted a static-fire test of its Miura 1 rocket at the El Arenosillo launch site operated by the National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA).
PLD Space will announce the Miura 1 launch date up to 48 hours in advance after completing an INTA flight review.
The static-fire test cleared the way for a suborbital launch of Miura 1 in the INTA-approved window running through 2023-05-31.
PLD Space plans to launch Miura 1 rockets from El Arenosillo, INTA’s suborbital spaceport on the southwestern coast of Spain near Portugal.