Assessment
Reusable cargo capsule that The Exploration Company says can return up to 3,000 kg of cargo to Earth and fly up to 10 missions. In September 2026 ESA signed a contract for a Nyx demonstration mission to the ISS and two further cargo missions, and the first Nyx capsule is to launch on an Ariane 6 rocket from Kourou.
Technical data
Diameter4 m
ReusabilityFully reusable
Lead time–
Provider launch sites
Guiana Space Centre (Kourou) – Ariane 6 launch complex ELA-4Vandenberg Space Force Base – SLC-4E
Price
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