Spanish startup PLD Space successfully blasted the first-ever private European rocket into orbit on Saturday, in a potential turning point for the continent’s struggling space industry.    The first launch of the Miura 1 took place at 02:19 CEST (00:19 UTC) on October 7 from a site in southwest Spain.   The flight lasted 306 seconds. Miura 1 reached a maximum altitude of 46 kilometres, before falling back down to Earth and splashing into the Atlantic Ocean. The company recovered the rocket a few hours later. This is the first Spanish rocket launch countdown???? ⏱  We have demonstrated that we are capable…

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