A micro rocket built by a Spanish company will lift off within several weeks, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says, a first for Spain as a space race hots up in Europe. "This rocket, when it is launched, we Spaniards we will all watch it on television and I know that when, within several weeks MIURA1 will begin its journey, the devotion and hard work of many people ... will have been worthwhile," Sanchez said at the El Arenosillo launch site at Huelva, in Andalusia. Launch pads are springing up across Europe as the small rocket market takes off after decades of institutional dominance by national space agencies. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES