Spain’s GMV takes a stake in PLD Space’s reusable rocket quest

Spanish rocket startup PLD Space said Jan. 9 that it has raised the money it needs to continue development of its Arion 1 reusable suborbital launch vehicle thanks to a $7.1 million investment round lead by satellite ground systems provider GMV of Madrid, Spain.

Arion 1 is a kerosene-fueled, single-stage rocket designed to use a combination of parachute and propulsion to land after lofting its 200-kilogram payload into a 250-kilometer suborbital trajectory.





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DJI Mavic Pro drone user arrested after flying near Chinese plane

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Meet China's Sharp Sword, a stealth drone that can likely carry 2 tons of bombs

It just won a technology prize, so China's pretty proud of it. The Sharp Sword UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), China's stealthy attack drone, just won second place in the National Science and Technology Advancement Prizes. Considering the secrecy surrounding stealth drones to come out of China—the...

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Watch the Army's hoverbike prototype fly

From sci-fi scout to robot pack mule The army has yet to deploy a hoverbike, but it isn't for a lack of trying. The devices, probably best popularized in Star Wars chase scenes, offer a science fictional promise: fast travel for human riders close to the ground, going in the narrow places helicop...

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