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The Exploration Company

European startup building Nyx, a reusable capsule meant to carry cargo to and from space stations. Its small test capsule reached orbit and reentered in 2025 but was lost just before splashdown. (1 product in the atlas)

Products, by altitude

Low Earth orbit · 160–2,000 km

  • In development

    Nyx

    Reusable cargo capsule that returns goods from space stations

Known rounds

DateRoundAmountLed by
Sep 2026Series C$450MBessemer Venture Partners, Atomico, Scaleup Europe Fund (EQT)⁠1
Nov 2024Series B$160MBalderton Capital, Plural⁠2
Feb 2023Series A€40.5MEQT Ventures, Red River West⁠3

Government awards

DateAgencyProgramAmount
Sep 2026ESAALADDIN (LEO Cargo Return Service phase 2): Nyx demo mission to ISS plus options for two service missionsEUR 760M⁠4

Milestones

  • Jun 2025 Mission Possible, a demonstrator capsule, launched on SpaceX Transporter-14, reentered and regained contact after blackout, but was lost minutes before splashdown. The company called it a partial success.⁠5

Sources

  1. European SpaceflightSep 8, 2026
  2. Tech.euNov 18, 2024
  3. Planete Grandes EcolesMar 19, 2023
  4. European SpaceflightSep 10, 2026
  5. European SpaceflightJun 24, 2025

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