The Exploration Company is a trailblazing enterprise committed to revolutionizing space travel through its modular and reusable spacecraft, purpose-built to address the dynamic needs of space stations. By embracing modularity, the company delivers unparalleled flexibility, enabling its spacecraft to adapt seamlessly to varying payload demands and mission objectives. This innovative design approach allows their vehicles to serve various functions, including cargo transport, satellite deployment, scientific experimentation, and even advancing human space exploration initiatives.
The Exploration Company has raised $160 million in a Series B round led by Balderton Capital and Plural. The fresh funding will support the ongoing development of the Nyx spacecraft, designed to transport up to 3,000 kilograms of cargo to and from Earth. In total, The Exploration Company has raised $230 million to date.
The Exploration Company, Munich, Bayern, Germany, was founded in 2021 by Artur Koop, Hélène Huby, Nils Bernhardt, Pierre VINET, Priyanka Das Rajkakati, Romain Mabboux, and Sebastien Reichstadt. “Over the past 12 months, we have hit major operational and financial milestones and signed significant service contracts with both space agencies and commercial clients,” said CEO and co-founder Hélène Huby. “This new funding is the next step in scaling up our ambitions.”
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