Spanish private company launches first rocket in milestone for country
A Spanish company launched the country’s first private rocket on Saturday in a step towards bringing Spain into the exclusive club of space-faring nations. It
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Spain’s first rocket launch delayed again, this time over the risk of forest fires
The inaugural flight of Spain’s MIURA 1 rocket, already twice suspended in recent weeks, has now been delayed until September over fears that its launch
First official heatwave of the year in Spain, with temperatures expected up to 44C
Spain has been sweltering in its first official heatwave of the year this week, as the government announced a new department to investigate and alleviate
German-led campaign to boycott Spanish strawberries angers farmers
A German-led campaign to boycott Spanish strawberries over environmental concerns has enraged farmers and Spain’s right-wing, forcing a German parliamentary delegation to suspend its work
Spain’s maiden rocket launch postponed by high winds
The maiden flight of the Spanish-built Miura 1 rocket was forced to postpone on Wednesday due to high winds, start-up PLD Space said, in a
One dead and 39 injured after farm worker bus accident in Andalusia
A bus carrying Moroccan seasonal workers overturned early on Monday morning in Andalusia, killing one person and injuring 39 others, three of them seriously, the
Spanish government vows to block farming near threatened wetlands
The Spanish government has vowed to block a regional plan to legalise farming near one of Europe’s largest and fauna-rich wetlands, where water supplies have
From Andalusia into space: private firm to launch Spain’s maiden rocket flight
A private company, PLD Space, based in the province of Huelva (Andalusia) and visited by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at the weekend, is to launch
23 Iberian lynx cubs born in centres managed by Spain’s National Parks
As the latest Iberian lynx breeding season comes to an end, it has been announced that 23 new cubs have been born in breeding centres
Andalusia in English – weekly news round-up (24 May)
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (26 May) Downward trend of Covid-19 continues Despite the easing of restrictions, Andalusia’s incidence rate dropped almost two points from
