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