#explorationcompany — Public Fediverse posts

RE: https://mastodon.social/@europeanspaceflight/116832091693123912

In early June, the company published vacancies for three positions dedicated to the development of its #Nyx Crew 🧑‍🚀 vehicle, all of which will be based in #Houston

#HumanSpaceflight #ExplorationCompany

RE: https://mastodon.social/@europeanspaceflight/117247073256808211

A total of €310 million has been allocated to the initial demonstration mission to the #ISS. The remaining €450 million covers options for two additional service missions, these could fly to either the ISS or a future commercial #SpaceStation.

#ExplorationCompany #Nyx #SpaceTransportation #SpaceLogistics

Europe Bets $22B on Space Sovereignty at Paris Summit SpaceX Refused to Attend

EU Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy Stephane Sejourne (L) and Hauts-de-France region president Xavier Bertrand arrive…
#Europe #EU #ESA #Europespace #ExplorationCompany #internationalspacesummit #IsarAerospace #spacesovereignty #SpaceX #Starlink
https://www.europesays.com/europe/135445/

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/117242969978292326

The #Ariane6 vehicle is flying. But its costs 💰 are high, it is fully expendable, and its flight rate of 10 launches a year feels antediluvian 👴 in the megaconstellation era. It has a maximum lift capacity of about 20 tons.

The #ExplorationCompany recently announced development work on a reusable ♻️ rocket intended to launch 40 metric tons in reusable mode, and 60 tons in expendable mode.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@europeanspaceflight/116692842583321400

The #ExplorationCompany has revealed that it is developing a reusable heavy-lift rocket 🚀 powered by its nine Storm engines, capable of producing 180 tonnes of thrust each.*

* capable of carrying up to 40 tonnes to #LEO in a reusable ♻️ configuration https://europeanspaceflight.com/the-exploration-company-raises-450-million-in-series-c-funding/

https://www.europesays.com/africa/260195/ Morocco Strategic Minerals Corp. Enters Agreement to Sell Sakami Property in Québec #CommonShares #ExplorationCompany #GoldMines #Morocco #Property #SakamiProperty #TSXV #VisibleGold

https://www.europesays.com/africa/255170/ Morocco Strategic Minerals Corp. Enters Agreement to Sell Sakami Property in Québec #CommonShares #ExplorationCompany #GoldMines #Morocco #Property #SakamiProperty #TSXV #VisibleGold

The Exploration Company has signed a five-year agreement to license LEAP 71's Noyron RP computational engine design technology. The German startup will use the AI-driven system to accelerate development of its Typhoon rocket engine and support faster iteration across test campaigns. Noyron enables engineers to generate rocket engine components from abstract performance specifications to manufacturable hardware. https://www.tctmagazine.com/the-exploration-company-licenses-leap-71s-noyron-rp-technology-for-rocket-engine-design/ #3Dprint #3Dprinting #Aerospace #ExplorationCompany #LEAP71

Spark Energy Minerals Announces Grant of Stock Options https://www.byteseu.com/1748454/ #Energy #ExplorationCompany #SparkEnergy #TheCompany

Given the potential issues with the parachute 🪂 system or other problems near touchdown, it is possible that The #ExplorationCompany may fly another subscale demonstration mission before moving into development of its full-size #Nyx cargo 📦 spacecraft https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/06/a-european-spacecraft-company-flies-its-vehicle-then-loses-it-after-reentry

A European startup’s spacecraft made it to orbit. Now it’s lost at sea.

The Exploration Company, that seeks to develop orbital spacecraft for cargo, and eventually humans, took a step forward this week with a test flight that saw its Mission Possible vehicle fly successfully in orbit before making a controlled reentry into Earth's atmosphere.

It lost contact a few minutes before touchdown in the ocean.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250625-a-european-startups-spacecraft-made-it-to-orbit-now-its-lost-at-sea?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Spacecraft #ExplorationCompany #MissionPossible #Europe #Space

🇪🇺 2024 #ESA has selected #RocketFactory Augsburg, The #ExplorationCompany, #ArianeGroup, and #IsarAerospace to develop reusable ♻️ rocket technology https://europeanspaceflight.com/esa-selects-four-companies-to-develop-reusable-rocket-technology

🇪🇺 #Nyx is compatible with #Ariane6, #Falcon9, #Neutron, #H3, and #GSLV. The "#Bikini" reentry demonstrator was intended to demonstrate the company's #reentry technology. Unfortunately, #Ariane6's upper stage failed on its deorbit burn, so the Bikini capsule remains stuck in space. The current timeline for Nyx's debut is 📆 2028 https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/11/how-real-is-this-european-space-startup-that-aims-to-launch-astronauts

#ExplorationCompany #ESA #funding

🇪🇺 #Nyx Earth will be capable of delivering up to 4,000 kilograms of cargo from Earth to #LEO #SpaceStations. The #ExplorationCompany’s first subscale demonstrator was launched aboard the inaugural #Ariane6 flight. The company’s second subscale demonstrator is slated to be launched aboard a #SpaceX #Falcon9 in the first half of 📆 2025 https://europeanspaceflight.com/the-exploration-company-completes-wind-tunnel-testing-campaign/

🇪🇺 #ESA has selected #ArianeGroup, #GMVAerospace and Defence, #MTAerospace, #SABAerospace, and The #ExplorationCompany to develop in-orbit fuel storage and refilling ⛽ capabilities. https://europeanspaceflight.com/esa-selects-companies-to-develop-in-orbit-fuel-storage-and-refilling-tech

#InSPoC

🇪🇺 #Europe’s space sector has started to respond to #SpaceX’s domination of the world space launch market, although progress has been slow ⏳ and uneven. Last month, #ESA selected four companies — #ArianeGroup, #RocketFactory Augsburg (RFA), #IsarAerospace, and The #ExplorationCompany — to help develop reusable ♻️ launch vehicle technology https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/11/esa-arianespace-crossroads

#SpaceCompany #SpacePolitics

🇪🇺 The #ExplorationCompany plans to fly a sub-scale reentry vehicle on the first flight of the European #Ariane6 rocket in July, its #Nyx cargo transporter could fly to the #SpaceStation as soon as 📆 2027 https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/europe-seeks-to-emulate-nasas-revolutionary-commercial-cargo-program/

The #ExplorationCompany has raised approximately $70 million to develop its reusable #Nyx spacecraft. The cost of developing a vehicle capable of ferrying cargo to and from space can range from $300 million to $400 million 💰. The #Bikini Demo is slated for a mid-June launch. This will precede the 📆 2025 launch of #MissionPossible, followed by the anticipated 📆 2027 maiden voyage of a full-scale Nyx #spacecraft to the #ISS https://europeanspaceflight.com/the-exploration-companys-mission-possible-demo-flight-slips-to-2025/

📆 Sep. 10, 2023 The #ExplorationCompany and #AxiomSpace sign cargo 📦 services agreement in support of first #European 🇪🇺 space capsule to be sent to a commercial #SpaceStation. #Orbital #SpaceVehicle ‘Nyx’ is targeting to bring cargo up to #AxiomStation no earlier than late 2027 https://www.exploration.space/press

An initial demonstration mission was originally scheduled to fly with #Arianespace’s 🇪🇺 #Ariane 6 in the fall of this year, but due to delays ⏳, The #ExplorationCompany decided to move to the #Indian 🇮🇳 #LaunchVehicle 🚀 https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/13/the-european-company-signs-agreements-with-axiom-indian-space-research-organization

Picture : #Axiom Mission 1 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Axiom_Mission_1_approaches_the_station_inside_the_SpaceX_Dragon_Endeavour_b.jpg

📆 October 12, 2022 #Microlaunchers: #France 🇫🇷 is funding 💶 a total of 12 projects from 11 companies

• #OPUS Aerospace
• #Sirius #SpaceServices
• #SpaceDreams
• #Nobrak
• #HyPrSpace
• #CMP Composites
• The #ExplorationCompany
• #Watt & #Well
• #HALCYON
• #Latitude
• #Leanspace

https://payloadspace.com/france-awards-newspace-funding

#SpaceCompany

🇪🇺 The #ExplorationCompany* 🇩🇪🇫🇷 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnH-hoFIPuo #Nyx Demo Flight 📆 2024 of a #modular and #reusable #orbital vehicle. The technical bricks of #Nyx are built with open #interfaces, they are available on a #SpaceStore https://bsgn.esa.int/service/nyx-the-exploration-company

*founded in 📆 July 2021, raised 40.5 million € 💶 https://astrodrom.com/en/spacenews/the-exploration-company-raises-40plus-million-euros-in-series-a

#OpenSource #Spaceflight

📆 March 15, 2023 10 #European 🇪🇺 #SpaceTech startups

• The #ExplorationCompany 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 - reusable #SpaceCapsules
• #ClearSpace 🇨🇭 - #SpaceDebris removal
• #Neuraspace 🇵🇹 - #SpaceTraffic management
• #Solstorm 🇳🇴 - #SpaceDebris propulsion by magnetic 🧲 field
• #SatelliteVu 🇬🇧 - infrared and #thermal 🌡️ imaging
• #MissionSpace 🇱🇺 - #SpaceWeather monitoring
• #Skyrora 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 - #rocket 🚀 with #3Dprinted engines
• #Descartes 🇫🇷 - #data to protect assets against natural #catastrophes
• #Mavuno 🇩🇪 🇹🇿 - #Agriculture 🌱 #satellite data
• #Entocycle 🇬🇧 - create sustainable #insect 🐜 protein from organic #waste

https://www.eu-startups.com/2023/03/to-infinity-and-beyond-european-spacetech-startups-shaping-life-on-earth

#ExplorationCompany, building a commercial, European space capsule, secured 40 mln euro in funding.

A hugely positive development. It's not close to build a capsule, but should be enough to move the design far enough for ESA and the European ministers to enable further funding.
https://spacewatch.global/2023/02/the-exploration-company-secures-e40-million-funding/