PLD Space

Plans for larger launch vehicles and crewed spacecraft.

Created: 2025-01-04

Updated: 2025-09-06

Company - PLD Space

Founded
Country: 2011; Spain

Funding: $180M+

Website: https://www.pldspace.com/en/

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Product/Service - LINCE

Classification: Human Spaceflight & Landers

Category: Transport Service (Earth-LEO)
Human Spaceflight

Fields: Space Capsule

Status: Development

First launch: 2030

Lince

Europe's first commercial crewed spacecraft. Designed for safe and efficient space missions and crew transport. LINCE will provide Europe and other regions with orbital cargo & manned launch capacity bringing cargo and humans to space and safely back to Earth.

The first part of LINCE program focuses on its launch into orbit to measure vehicle performance during ascent and reentry.

Status Comment

Frst flight of Lince in 2030, an uncrewed orbital flight launching on Miura Next.

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