Beyond global media influence and the success of PLD Space from Elche to place Spain among the elite club of countries with aerospace capabilities First European company to launch rockets There was also a considerable amount economic impact. Specifically, as the company’s president, Ezequiel Sánchez, noted this Monday, the firm made “contracts”, i.e. purchases from other companies worth 21 million It contributed to the revival of the economy of the different locations where it operates.
This was stated during his participation in the Strategic Value of Industrial Areas conference organized by Fepeval, where he reviewed the firm’s progress up to this point, as well as foreseeing promising developments. future plans“with those who aim to be”Europe’s most relevant space technology company“In his own words.
Here are some plans that will make you combine the mean 30 new workers every three months Through 2024 (currently has around 170 employees) miura 5its first commercial payload rocketAfter the success of the technology demonstrator that was Miura 1.
In this sense, the PLD chairman stated that they “made the greatest effort”. linking the project to the Valencian Community“and especially in Elche, where work is already going on first factory Who will be responsible for its development? prototypes.
But the real leap forward will come with the next phase, which will involve the establishment of a factory for mass production of rockets. A project to keep people busy 75,000 square metersAccording to the figures provided by Ezequiel Sánchez himself, it is expected to be located on the non-expandable land of the Alicantina Fair Authority (IFA), which will be converted into an industrial zone.
value chain
The manager emphasized that one of the keys to the initiative is PLD Space. integrated the entire value chain into a single company of this work. “We design, build, test and operate rockets“Sánchez emphasized that what has been normal in this industry until now is that all these processes are fragmented. But by integrating them, the company has managed to reduce both development times and costs.
In this context, Sánchez reminded that the Elche company continues to exist “a shipping companyIts purpose is to take a satellite given to you by an operator on the ground and move it to a certain orbit.
Of course, the manager was also convinced of this. towing and towing capacity New industries that a project of the size proposed by PLD Space could have in the future.