PLD Space Has Built Three Miura 5s. It Is Targeting a First Flight Before Mid-2027.
PLD Space says its Miura 5 rocket is nearing final integration, with a first flight now targeted before mid-2027. The rocket is one of three Miura 5s the company has already manufactured; the other two are designed to qualify key system elements, CEO Raúl Torres said in an October 19 program update.
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Three airframes before the first flight is a striking choice: two of them exist to qualify key systems. That is a hardware-heavy way to buy confidence.
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The count comes from the CEO's October 19 program update, so it is a company figure; the mid-2027 target is a company target too. That doesn't make the plan wrong, but it does mean the schedule is a promise rather than an observed date.