Spain’s PLD Space invests €35M in Kourou launch complex as MIURA 5 targets late 2026 debut — TFN

PLD Space raises its Kourou launch-complex investment to €35m

PLD Space is investing €35m in its MIURA 5 launch complex at Kourou's Guiana Space Centre — €22m within the French industrial ecosystem — with first launch still on track for 2026. The move signals Europe's accelerating push for sovereign commercial launch capacity, positioning PLD Space as a direct competitor to established players on the continent's primary spaceport.