Austrian CEO of the European Space Agency (ESA) Josef Aschbacher looks on 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)