we launched slighty after 2am
#PLD Space Miura 1 Test Flight
inner lance
hot pendant
next up: vega
tawdry vault
They did want to get to 80 km, seems like the final value is short of 60
inner lance
the auto equence of mirda 1 came out real good
hot pendant
3 launch day
inner lance
the engine was nonimal
hot pendant
They did want to get to 80 km, seems like the final value is short of 60
hm, interesting
mint panther
vega in an hour
inner lance
we countie with a ballastic trajectory
hot pendant
vega in an hour
yay failure!!
idle island
they weren't playing cards, they were polaroids
hot pendant
THATS SO COOL
idle island
Photos of employees
simple lichen
oo
mint panther
yay failure!!
lol its gonna blow up again
hot pendant
IM A POLAROID FAN
azure acorn
did it do the thing
inner lance
we saw how those photos floated in the fairing
ripe fulcrum
Photos of employees
oh that is really cool
simple lichen
wait yeah thats a fire zero g indicator
mint panther
did it do the thing
not well
hot pendant
was the fairing supposed to deploy or
inner lance
we find the expierment in the phase of expiermnetal retentry
ripe fulcrum
the ear annihilation wasnt
inner lance
the boat is in the ocean
white elm
was the fairing supposed to deploy or
No
inner lance
if we find it we will breing it back
full quarry
https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkxk0tJBTrxLj6cbVpCOKDFGjUrROquVKnr
i literally cant. my eardrums cry out for justice.
tawdry vault
hm, interesting
Correction - final call was 46.5 km, so probably sub-50
They definitely wanna fix the spin next time
heady thistle
life-changing mission (my ears will never be the same)
inner lance
how did they lose that kuch performance
engine didnt look to operating nominal twords the end
ripe fulcrum
life-changing mission (my ears will never be the same)
sounded like he was on the rocket himself
inner lance
host claim the engine peformaed nomial, which it did, for the most part
azure acorn
how did they lose that kuch performance
maybe
1: THE ENGINE IS A FUCKING PIPE
or 2: the hot abort took a toll on it
hot pendant
engine didnt look to operating nominal twords the end
but from the spinning
inner lance
but from the spinning
oh it was spinning to
hot pendant
also is the rocket like in the ground
inner lance
if it was spinning at a high AoA yeah id see good altitude loss
idle island
This was so chaotic 
simple lichen
that random scream lmfao
hot pendant
so vibes tho
vocal timber
engine didnt look to operating nominal twords the end
Ears not operating nominal twords the end
ripe fulcrum
i was dosing off watching scream
idle island
This was so chaotic <:kekw:753037648293265520>
Icing on the cupcake is me getting all of my information from Alex in a different server's vc
full quarry
"MECO"
"AAAAAAaAAAaaaaaiIIIIIEEEOOOOOOOO"
"nominal"
ripe fulcrum
his voice definitely woke me up good
hot pendant
maybe
1: THE ENGINE IS A FUCKING PIPE
or 2: the hot abort took a toll on it
well yeah but still id assume they’d have factored that all in
azure acorn
well yeah but still id assume they’d have factored that all in
yes
hot pendant
this music is giving home depot and i love it sm
azure acorn
but I mean
inner lance
Im actully super proud of spain and the whole team, even tho im not from spain this means alot to me being hispanic, very rpoud of the whole PLD space team
azure acorn
yes
azure acorn
this music is giving home depot and i love it sm
ford
hot pendant
Im actully super proud of spain and the whole team, even tho im not from spain t...
always nice seeing a new company fly and fly well
inner lance
always nice seeing a new company fly and fly well
Yeah
simple lichen
"MECO"
"AAAAAAaAAAaaaaaiIIIIIEEEOOOOOOOO"
"nominal"
you forgot the machine gun fire in between
tawdry vault
Im actully super proud of spain and the whole team, even tho im not from spain t...
I actually think they are at least tied with, if not in front of Orbex in getting to orbit now
Definitely ahead of Skyrora which flew a dart from Scotland, and probably also ahead of German HyImpulse
The only ones definitely ahead are probably the 2 German leaders (Isar, RFA)
inner lance
you can something like city lights?
which move around rapidly
so they probably were spinning at a high AoA
inner lance
I actually think they are at least tied with, if not in front of Orbex in gettin...
Very impressive
consiering there long delay from a few months back
river mist
Nope, it stays on
ripe fulcrum
you can something like city lights?
there was a big white light that zoomed across the screen after meco
river mist
Probably the lights of the nearby beach towns near the launchpad
white elm
The parachute is packed in the bottom of the rocket according to the animation I saw earlier
river mist
It is
white elm
The rocket descends nose-first
river mist
Right above the engine compartment
inner lance
there was a big white light that zoomed across the screen after meco
yeah
inner lance
Probably the lights of the nearby beach towns near the launchpad
what im reffering to, which could be an indicating of high AoA which is likley what made them lose thta much p[eformance
@river mist i know you could understand this version of spanih more than me but did you hear a couple callouts syaing something like fire in the ramp?
river mist
We'll see what happened. It could also have been the engine not going at its full performance all the time
tawdry vault
Very impressive
I used to think Orbex was the leader to first try from the new European LSPs, until they suddenly had a big leadership change
PLD was always "somewhere floating around" but not quite enough progress
While this rocket's engine has no big linkage with the ones to be used on Miura 5 (pressure-fed as opposed to gas generator), the thing that GNC seems relatively OK put them a bit further along
Still a huge gap to an orbital rocket though
river mist
<@649817295216050197> i know you could understand this version of spanih more th...
No fires on the ramp, launchpad is intact
inner lance
No fires on the ramp, launchpad is intact
hole up trying to find it, but i was thikning something on the rocket?
river mist
It's actually very much related to the TEPREL-C on Miura 5
river mist
It's not the same engine obviously but it's the same engine with a gg attached to it basically
inner lance
but not im reffeirng to the fire callout
river mist
hole up trying to find it, but i was thikning something on the rocket?
I didn't hear any callouts about fires on the rocket
Idk what happened
But it could have been multiple things
tawdry vault
It's not the same engine obviously but it's the same engine with a gg attached t...
Hmm, good to hear there's relatively high commodity
river mist
Bottom line is... this made it higher than Starship
marsh patrol
Alright who did it better
Jordi OR all of PLD Space
river mist
LOL
inner lance
I didn't hear any callouts about fires on the rocket
ah no im stupid is what happened
tawdry vault
Anyway good to see a partial replacement to the one rocket going to launch in an hour coming a bit closer (900 km to LEO for Miura 5)
inner lance
there was a cllout ltater that there wasn o fire
ripe fulcrum
Alright who did it better
Jordi OR all of PLD Space
jodi sounded like pure happiness
pld sounded like they tossed a mic into a cat 5 hurricane
inner lance
Alright who did it better
Jordi OR all of PLD Space
i couldnt with that scream it sounded like they got brutally murdered😭
fervent kayak
pld wins
idle island
Oh they're back
river mist
Miura 1 reentry successful
inner lance
im crying im so proud😭
river mist
CEO claims all ascent objectives were met
topaz marten
well done Spain
simple lichen
spain can into stratosphere 🥳
ripe fulcrum
spain can up 🎉
simple lichen
more that can be said for many
simple lichen
Alright who did it better
Jordi OR all of PLD Space
https://youtu.be/9MtwhqRW4cI?si=QtyRNKl_O9VamyBT I raise you this
ripe fulcrum
Alright who did it better
Jordi OR all of PLD Space
it’s specifically the part where a normal callout was immediately followed by a scream that you’d find in an aerospace disaster that has me dead
fickle sun
marsh patrol
Following an in-depth analysis of the mission, PLD Space will publicly release the data collected during the inaugural MIURA 1 flight test.
This is so incredibly based
More companies should do this
heady thistle
The mission concluded with the rocket landing in the Atlantic Ocean and the company will proceed with the work of recovering the rocket during the next few hours.
Oh cool didn't know it could be recovered
simple lichen
Spain is going and they are going hard
coarse lava
Not really in the loop with this company. Is their goal just reusable sounding rockets or is the eventual goal orbital flight?
tawdry vault
Not really in the loop with this company. Is their goal just reusable sounding r...
They have been aiming at orbital for years
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miura_5
coarse lava
ooo neat
red mantle
river mist
> The mission concluded with the rocket landing in the Atlantic Ocean and the co...
Part of that is so they can practice recovering the first stage of Miura 5
They had plans for that even before reusable Electron was a thing heh
Originally it was gonna have grid fins and propulsively land but it's not really that great for a smallsat launcher
inner lance
Interesting
That would explain why apogee was near 50km vs expected 80km
I'm still confused as to the apparent sight of beachfront lights and then moving around
river mist
There are nearby towns
twilit panther
Spain is going and they are going hard
white elm
Is there any info on which pad Miura 1 lifted off from?
I need it for my launch record
