PLD Space, the pioneering Spanish private space company, has updated its progress with its Miura 5 orbital launch vehicle. The company remains on track for its inaugural demonstration flight in 2026 from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) in Kourou, French Guiana. Propulsion milestones feature prominently with the latest update, with successful hot-fire tests of the T5C sea-level and T5C vacuum engines. “We successfully tested the T5C and T5C vacuum engine reaching nominal condition, collecting a lot of data,” added the company. With two qualification vehicles integrated, engines tuned, and subsystems validated, the path to flight readiness appears solid for the 2026 milestone.