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Longshot vs The Exploration Company

Ground-based kinetic accelerator company targeting low-cost orbital launch and hypersonic testing / Munich-based startup developing the Nyx family of reusable, refillable spacecraft for LEO and lunar missions

HEAD-TO-HEAD 13 FIELDS
Longshot The Exploration Company
Founded 2020 2021
Headquarters Alameda, California Germany, Germany
Type private private
Status operating operating
Employees 450
Total funding
Latest round Series B
Sectors Launch Services, Space Defense Systems Launch Services, Space Stations & Habitats, Space Transportation & Logistics
Products listed 9 1
Federal contracts
Launches
Leaders listed Mike Grace, Nathan Saichek, Lauren Liddell
News mentions 0 3
SHARED SECTORS 1
FREQUENTLY ASKED
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How do Longshot and The Exploration Company compare?

Both companies work in Launch Services. Longshot was founded in 2020 and The Exploration Company in 2021.
SOURCES

Numbers refresh on every render against the live Space Index database. Federal contract data from USAspending.gov; launches from LaunchLibrary2.