The Exploration Company is a European aerospace company developing reusable spacecraft, headquartered across Munich, Bordeaux and Oberpfaffenhofen with additional offices in Italy, France, Houston and the Middle East and North Africa region, and it describes itself as embracing a pan European identity. It was founded in July 2021 by Helene Huby with a group of space engineers who had worked together on European space programs at Airbus and ArianeGroup. Its main project is Nyx, a family of modular, reusable spacecraft designed for missions to low Earth orbit, lunar orbit and the Moon, intended to serve cargo transport, re entry missions and future human spaceflight needs.
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Agency TypeFrench-German private aerospace company developing reusable spacecraft 1 Founded Year HeadquartersBordeaux, France and the Munich area (Gauting and Oberpfaffenhofen), Germany (dual headquarters) 1 HeadHelene Huby (co-founder and CEO) 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, located there.
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationThe Exploration Company, lead section
European aerospace company developing reusable spacecraft
The Exploration Company, founding section
TEC was founded in July 2021
The Exploration Company, headquarters section
dual headquarters. They are, alongside its main facilities, located in the Munich area (Gauting and Oberpfaffenhofen) and Bordeaux area
The Exploration Company, founding section (CEO name)
founded in July 2021 by Hélène Huby (CEO)
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