Tag: The Exploration Company
-
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on Transporter-14 smallsat rideshare mission
A collection of 70 payloads manifested onto SpaceX’s Transporter-14 mission. Image: SpaceX Update June 23, 2:23 p.m. EDT: SpaceX pushed back the launch time. SpaceX completed its fourth launch of the year as part of its dedicated smallsat rideshare program, which is set to liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday. SpaceX…
-
A former Orion manager has surprisingly credible plans to fly European astronauts
It would be easy to be cynical about a German-French startup named The Exploration Company, which aims to build an increasingly sophisticated lineup of spaceships that could one day launch astronauts into orbit. After all, European space startups don’t have the greatest track record, and even with billions of dollars, one of the world’s leading…