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Exploration Company

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commercialFounded 2021
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The exploration company is raising 40.5 million euros in a Series A round to develop its vehicle Nyx for cargo transport to low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: Exploration CompanyOrg RelationshipDec 4, 2023Europe’s tentative step towards human spaceflight

The Exploration Company raised 40,500,000 EUR in a Series A round in February and is developing a series of capsules with a goal of sending one to the ISS as soon as 2027.

Mentioned as: Exploration CompanyOrg RelationshipNov 6, 2023ESA to start commercial cargo program

The Exploration Company was established in 2021.

Mentioned as: Exploration CompanyNarrative GeneralNov 3, 2023Revealing the Startup of the Year finalists for the SpaceNews 2023 Icon Awards

The Exploration Company raised $44,000,000 2023 in a Series A that is a record for a European space startup.

Mentioned as: Exploration CompanyOrg RelationshipNov 3, 2023Revealing the Startup of the Year finalists for the SpaceNews 2023 Icon Awards

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.

Mentioned as: Exploration CompanyOrg RelationshipNov 3, 2023Revealing the Startup of the Year finalists for the SpaceNews 2023 Icon Awards

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.

Mentioned as: The Exploration CompanyTechnical ProductFeb 2, 2023European startup gets $44 million for space station transportation vehicles

The Series A funding round brings The Exploration Company’s total raised capital to date to 47,300,000 EUR.

Mentioned as: Exploration CompanyTechnical ProductFeb 2, 2023European startup gets $44 million for space station transportation vehicles

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.

Mentioned as: Exploration CompanyOrg RelationshipFeb 2, 2023European startup gets $44 million for space station transportation vehicles

The Exploration Company plans to offer return services at a price of 20,000 EUR per kilogram.

Mentioned as: Exploration CompanyTechnical ProductFeb 2, 2023European startup gets $44 million for space station transportation vehicles

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.

Mentioned as: Exploration CompanyNarrative PlanFeb 2, 2023European startup gets $44 million for space station transportation vehicles

The Exploration Company raised 40,500,000 EUR on 2023-02-01 to develop reusable orbital vehicles for flying goods and people to space.

Mentioned as: Exploration CompanyOrg RelationshipFeb 2, 2023European startup gets $44 million for space station transportation vehicles

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.

Mentioned as: Exploration CompanyNarrative GeneralFeb 2, 2023European startup gets $44 million for space station transportation vehicles

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.

Mentioned as: Exploration CompanyNarrative GeneralNov 21, 2022European Space Agency has set its sights on a space transportation ecosystem

The Exploration Company selected Benchmark Space Systems propulsion system to power its 'Mission Possible' demonstrator flight.

Mentioned as: Exploration CompanyNarrative GeneralOct 17, 2022The Exploration Company selects Benchmark Space Systems Propulsion System to power their ‘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.

Mentioned as: Exploration CompanyOrg RelationshipOct 14, 2022The Exploration Company Selects Benchmark Space Systems Propulsion System To Power its ‘Mission Possible’ Demonstrator Flight in 2024

The Exploration Company selected SKYTRAC’s Iridium Certus mid-band SATCOM terminal for data transmission from its space capsule to the ground.

Mentioned as: The Exploration CompanyOrg RelationshipApr 27, 2022SKYTRAC’s Iridium Certus® SATCOM Terminal Selected By The Exploration Company For Their Nyx Space Capsule

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.

Mentioned as: Exploration CompanyNarrative GeneralApr 27, 2022SKYTRAC’s Iridium Certus® SATCOM Terminal Selected By The Exploration Company For Their Nyx Space Capsule

Voyager Space Inc. was established in Denver in 2019 to create a vertically integrated, publicly traded space exploration company.

Mentioned as: Exploration CompanyTechnical ProductNov 22, 2021Voyager Space acquires majority stake in Space Micro

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.

Mentioned as: Exploration CompanyNarrative GeneralJun 15, 2021ispace Applauds Japan’s Passage of Space Resources Law

ispace, a Tokyo-based lunar exploration company founded in 2010, is building robotic landers and rovers to perform a variety of lunar missions for customers.

Mentioned as: Exploration CompanyNarrative GeneralNov 27, 2019Key enablers: Telespazio Vega’s cloud-based Enable aims to reduce cost of space operations
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