The company presented an updated model of its Nyx spacecraft at the Paris Air Show 16 June. She is working on it, planning a test flight to the International Space Station in 2028 year by the European Space Agency Program, aimed at developing freight space ships.
According to the company, Developing a man -made version of NYX will take close 10 years, And its cost will be about one billion euros (1,15 A billion dollars). The pilot version needs to support the European government, probably, European Space Agency (ЕКА), Since high cost goes beyond private funding or even national support.
The company launched its first test space ship called Mission Bikini in July 2024 the year during the first launch of the array pH 6. However, the failure of the upper stage of the rocket, who was unable to execute final withdrawal from orbit, meant, that the spacecraft was unable to separate and perform the planned test and return to orbit.
The next test flight is called Mission Possible. It is a larger spacecraft mass 1,6 tons and diameter 2,5 meters. The spacecraft will launch as part of the SpaceX PHCON FALCON mission 9 Transporter-14 from Vandenberg Space Base in California, Approximately 21 June.
The spacecraft will take only about three hours in orbit, Before you get off the orbit and drive in the Pacific Ocean.
Source: https://spacenews.com/the-exploration-company-outlines-plans-for-human-spaceflight/