French entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of the space exploration company The Exploration Company Helene Huby (Bottom L) poses flanked by European Space Agency (ESA) Director of Human Exploration and Robotics Daniel Neuenschwander (Bottom R), Chief Executive of the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) Francois Jacq (Top L) and Austrian CEO of the European Space Agency (ESA) Josef Aschbacher after signing an agreement during the first International Space Summit in Paris on September 10, 2026. The Exploration Company's European cargo capsule, Nyx, will undertake its first mission to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard an Ariane 6 rocket, as part of a 760 million contract signed on September 10, 2026, with the European Space Agency (ESA) at the Paris Space Summit. "We expect the cargo vehicle to dock with the International Space Station for the first time in November 2028," said Helene Huby, founder and CEO of The Exploration Company (TEC), in an interview with AFP. (Photo by Lou BENOIST / AFP via Getty Images)

(From L - second row) Chief Executive of the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) Francois Jacq, Austrian CEO of the European Space Agency (ESA) Josef Aschbacher and Director of Human Exploration and Robotics at the European Space Agency (ESA) Daniel Neuenschwander applaud as French entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of the space exploration company The Exploration Company Helene Huby (Bottom-L) and French CEO Arianespace David Cavailloles shake hands after signing an agreement during the first International Space Summit in Paris on September 10, 2026. The Exploration Company's European cargo capsule, Nyx, will undertake its first mission to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard an Ariane 6 rocket, as part of a 760 million contract signed on September 10, 2026, with the European Space Agency (ESA) at the Paris Space Summit. "We expect the cargo vehicle to dock with the International Space Station for the first time in November 2028," said Helene Huby, founder and CEO of The Exploration Company (TEC), in an interview with AFP. (Photo by Lou BENOIST / AFP via Getty Images)

French entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of the space exploration company The Exploration Company Helene Huby (L) and French CEO Arianespace David Cavailloles shake hands after signing an agreement during the first International Space Summit in Paris on September 10, 2026. The Exploration Company's European cargo capsule, Nyx, will undertake its first mission to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard an Ariane 6 rocket, as part of a 760 million contract signed on September 10, 2026, with the European Space Agency (ESA) at the Paris Space Summit. "We expect the cargo vehicle to dock with the International Space Station for the first time in November 2028," said Helene Huby, founder and CEO of The Exploration Company (TEC), in an interview with AFP. (Photo by Lou BENOIST / AFP via Getty Images)

French entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of the space exploration company The Exploration Company Helene Huby (L) and French CEO Arianespace David Cavailloles shake hands after signing an agreement during the first International Space Summit in Paris on September 10, 2026. The Exploration Company's European cargo capsule, Nyx, will undertake its first mission to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard an Ariane 6 rocket, as part of a 760 million contract signed on September 10, 2026, with the European Space Agency (ESA) at the Paris Space Summit. "We expect the cargo vehicle to dock with the International Space Station for the first time in November 2028," said Helene Huby, founder and CEO of The Exploration Company (TEC), in an interview with AFP. (Photo by Lou BENOIST / AFP via Getty Images)

French Minister Delegate for Industry Sebastien Martin (2nd R) and Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology President Tran Hong Thai (2nd L) pose flanked by French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Vietnamese General Secretary and President To Lam (L) during a signing ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris on September 10, 2026. (Photo by Yoan VALAT / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

French entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of the space exploration company The Exploration Company Helene Huby (L) and French CEO Arianespace David Cavailloles (R) sign an agreement during the first International Space Summit in Paris on September 10, 2026. (Photo by Lou BENOIST / AFP via Getty Images)

French entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of the space exploration company The Exploration Company Helene Huby (L) and French CEO Arianespace David Cavailloles (R) sign an agreement during the first International Space Summit in Paris on September 10, 2026. (Photo by Lou BENOIST / AFP via Getty Images)

French entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of the space exploration company The Exploration Company Helene Huby (2nd R) delivers a speech flanked by European Space Agency (ESA) Director of Human Exploration and Robotics Daniel Neuenschwander (L), Chief Executive of the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) Francois Jacq (2nd L) and Austrian CEO of the European Space Agency (ESA) Josef Aschbacher during the first International Space Summit in Paris on September 10, 2026. (Photo by Lou BENOIST / AFP via Getty Images)