The Exploration Company (TEC) is a Franco-German spacecraft manufacturer founded in 2021 with the mission to democratize space exploration. They are developing, manufacturing, and operating the Nyx space capsule, a modular and reusable orbital vehicle designed for cargo transport to destinations like the ISS and future commercial space stations, with future capabilities for human transport and lunar missions. TEC aims to provide affordable and sustainable space transportation services and has secured contracts with major players like ESA and NASA. Key words: Space capsule, reusable spacecraft, cargo transport, space logistics, Nyx, ESA, NASA.
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A delay to the Ariane 6 launcher could result in The Exploration Company’s first demo mission being launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in 2024.
The Exploration Company raised $44,000,000 2023 in a Series A that is a record for a European space startup.
The Exploration Company is pursuing alternative flight options to ensure a Bikini flight 2023 and will select one of them by the end of March.
The Exploration Company plans to offer return services at a price of 20,000 EUR per kilogram.
The Series A funding round brings The Exploration Company’s total raised capital to date to 47,300,000 EUR.
The Exploration Company plans to launch a full-sized Nyx orbital vehicle in 2026 measuring four meters in diameter with a mass of 8,000 kg.
The Exploration Company raised 40,500,000 EUR on 2023-02-01 to develop reusable orbital vehicles for flying goods and people to space.
Bikini is a small reentry demonstrator built by The Exploration Company with a mass of around 40 kg and a diameter of about 0.6 m.
The Exploration Company plans to gather data from the Bikini mission to test thermal protections, validate an in-house onboard computer, and confirm the shape of larger capsules.
Fleet Space Technologies partnered with Canadian metal exploration company Power Nickel to deploy ExoSphere at Power Nickel’s NISK site in Quebec, Canada.
ESA selected consortia led by D-Orbit, The Exploration Company, OHB System, S.A.B. Aerospace, and Thales Alenia Space France and is contracting them to carry out studies proposing mission schemes starting 2022.
The Exploration Company selected Benchmark Space Systems propulsion system to power its 'Mission Possible' demonstrator flight.
On 2022-10-13, Benchmark Space Systems was selected by The Exploration Company to develop the propulsion system for The Exploration Company’s second demonstrator flight, Mission Possible.
Nyx is a modular, reusable, on-orbit refuellable orbital vehicle developed, manufactured, and operated by The Exploration Company to carry cargo and potentially humans in the future.
The Exploration Company selected SKYTRAC’s Iridium Certus mid-band SATCOM terminal for data transmission from its space capsule to the ground.
Voyager Space Inc. was established in Denver in 2019 to create a vertically integrated, publicly traded space exploration company.
Voyager Space is based in Denver and was founded in 2019 to become a vertically integrated space exploration company.
ispace, inc. is a Japanese lunar exploration company with a stated vision to utilize lunar resources such as water to expand human presence into outer space and create a sustainable future for humankind.
ispace is a lunar exploration company founded in 2010 with over 100 staff and offices in Japan, Europe, and the United States.
ispace is a lunar exploration company founded in 2010 with over 100 staff and offices in Japan, Europe, and the United States.