{"id":1789,"date":"2026-03-19T11:13:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/pld-space-completes-esa-flpp-lpsr2-project-to-advance-miura-5-first-stage-recovery\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:13:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:13:05","slug":"pld-space-completes-esa-flpp-lpsr2-project-to-advance-miura-5-first-stage-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/pld-space-completes-esa-flpp-lpsr2-project-to-advance-miura-5-first-stage-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"PLD Space Completes ESA FLPP-LPSR2 Project to Advance MIURA 5 First Stage Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1773763354895_639093601651579139.webp\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr fr-dib\" width=\"711\" height=\"388\" alt=\"PLD Space Completes ESA FLPP-LPSR2 Project to Advance MIURA 5 First Stage Recovery\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1773763354895_639093601651579139.webp\" style=\"opacity: 0;\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1773763354895_639093601651579139.webp\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"711\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"388\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>PLD Space<\/strong>, an international space transportation company, has successfully completed the Liquid Propulsion Stage Recovery 2 (LPSR2) project, developed under the European Space Agency\u2019s (ESA) Future Launchers Preparatory Programme (FLPP). This strategic study has enabled an in-depth exploration of the technologies and solutions required to enable the recovery of the MIURA 5 orbital launcher\u2019s first stage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The project, awarded by ESA in 2021 as a continuation of the LPSR1 work, aimed to analyse different booster re-entry and recovery configurations following stage separation, with the goal of significantly reducing the distance travelled and facilitating safe recovery. Throughout the study, the PLD Space team evaluated various technical scenarios, including propulsive braking during re-entry, trajectory modifications to favor landings closer to the launch site, and different technological solutions applicable to critical subsystems such as structures, propulsion, avionics, and fuel management.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: What are the the Different Types of Launch Vehicles used in Space?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The work also incorporated lessons learned from previous stage recovery projects, including the 2019 drop test with the MIURA 5 first stage demonstrator, which validated descent dynamics under real conditions. The successful completion of LPSR2 marks a significant milestone in PLD Space\u2019s technological development and strengthens the company\u2019s capabilities in reusable launchers. The study\u2019s results will contribute to future development phases in which recovery technologies can be progressively integrated into operational versions of MIURA 5.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This announcement coincides with the ESA Future Space Transportation Spring Session in Paris, a gathering of leading industry players, investors, and member state representatives to review progress in European space transportation. In its fourth edition, PLD Space was represented by <strong>An\u00edbal Villalba<\/strong><strong>, Chief Strategy &amp; Public Affairs Officer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PLD Space, an international space transportation company, has successfully completed the Liquid Propulsion Stage Recovery 2 (LPSR2) project, developed under the European Space Agency\u2019s (ESA) Future Launchers Preparatory Programme (FLPP). This strategic study has enabled an in-depth exploration of the technologies and solutions required to enable the recovery of the MIURA 5 orbital launcher\u2019s first [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[25,49],"class_list":["post-1789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-launch","tag-propulsion-systems"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1789"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1789\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}