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French entrepreneur Helene Huby is emerging as one of Europe's most ambitious space leaders, with The Exploration Company raising a record $450 million Series C as it develops the Nyx cargo capsule, a crewed spacecraft, and a reusable heavy-lift rocket. Huby argues Europe risks falling irrelevance without a much larger rocket flying at high cadence. Her company is targeting a 400,000-pound-thrust methane engine test by 2028 and an aggressive 2033 timeline for the launcher. Ars Technica reports: "The fundraise we have done right now is not sufficient to build the massive rocket we have in mind, so there will be another fundraise," she said. "Right now, we're going to be very, very focused on the execution. We must dock with the space station, with the capsule, as fast as possible. We must build this rocket engine and de-risk it as fast as possible. I think once one of these two milestones is achieved, we'll be talking fundraise again."

Critics may look at Huby and her company and say that is a lot of big talk for a company that only has a single, partial success in spaceflight to its credit. And sure, it is. But that's kind of the point. So much of the spaceflight community in Europe has been concerned with either the large aerospace primes seeking government handouts to protect their turf or small launch startups. There has been a stunning lack of big, visionary thinking.

Few people on the continent seem to recognize that multibillion investments by US companies such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Amazon in space, and their many imitators in China, are radically transforming spaceflight. As the world changes, Huby does not seem willing to stand on the sidelines in Europe and bemoan capitalism in space. Rather, she seems to be saying it is not too late for Europe to seize the day.

"We need to have European politicians who are ambitious," she said. "Entrepreneurs cannot do this alone. We need to be backed by the politicians and by the European Space Agency. But we have to start by achieving the crazy targets that we've set up for ourselves. That will give trust to others to believe in what we're doing."

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Weer voor Rotterdam ☁️ - 10-09-2026 13:15 CEST

In één oogopslag:
• 17.8°C · Bewolkt ☁️ | Min 13.5°C / Max 19.7°C

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 13.5°C, Max 19.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1018.0 hPa ↘️ -1.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 13.0 km/u (3.6 m/s), richting: ↗ 214°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 14:00: 18.2°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, 🧭 1019.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 12.6 km/u (3.5 m/s), richting: ↗ 208°
• 15:00: 19.0°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, 🧭 1018.5 hPa ↘️ -0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.0 km/u (3.6 m/s), richting: ↗ 221°
• 16:00: 19.0°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, 🧭 1018.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 12.2 km/u (3.4 m/s), richting: ↗ 226°
• 17:00: 19.7°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1017.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 11.5 km/u (3.2 m/s), richting: ↗ 224°
• 18:00: 19.5°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, 🧭 1017.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 12.6 km/u (3.5 m/s), richting: ↗ 245°
• 19:00: 18.9°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, 🧭 1017.5 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.4 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: ↗ 232°
• 20:00: 18.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1017.5 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.6 km/u (2.1 m/s), richting: ↗ 221°
• 21:00: 18.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1017.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.9 km/u (2.2 m/s), richting: ↑ 181°
• 22:00: 18.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1017.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.9 km/u (2.2 m/s), richting: ↑ 192°
• 23:00: 18.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1017.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.6 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: ↑ 168°
• 00:00: 17.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1017.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.4 km/u (2.9 m/s), richting: ↗ 206°
• 01:00: 17.4°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1017.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.8 km/u (3.0 m/s), richting: ↑ 199°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• vrijdag 11 september: Min 15.0°C, Max 19.5°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 42%, 🧭 1018.9 hPa ↗️ +0.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.7 km/u (5.2 m/s), richting: ↗ 240°
• zaterdag 12 september: Min 15.6°C, Max 21.9°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 5%, 🧭 1023.0 hPa ↗️ +4.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.2 km/u (4.5 m/s), richting: ↗ 227°
• zondag 13 september: Min 15.4°C, Max 20.0°C (Lichte buien) 🌧️, Neerslag 7.4 mm, Kans op neerslag 53%, 🧭 1020.0 hPa ↘️ -3.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 17.0 km/u (4.7 m/s), richting: → 262°
• maandag 14 september: Min 13.1°C, Max 22.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 9%, 🧭 1021.9 hPa ↗️ +1.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 12.5 km/u (3.5 m/s), richting: ↗ 211°
• dinsdag 15 september: Min 15.0°C, Max 21.6°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 2.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 34%, 🧭 1015.3 hPa ↘️ -6.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.7 km/u (4.6 m/s), richting: ↗ 233°
• woensdag 16 september: Min 13.2°C, Max 16.6°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 4.9 mm, Kans op neerslag 62%, 🧭 1015.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.8 km/u (4.7 m/s), richting: → 285°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 13:15): 17.8°C (Bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 16.6°C (-1.2°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 12.2 km/u (3.4 m/s), richting: ↗ 213°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 27.0 km/h (7.5 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 62%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1019.1 hPa ↘️ -0.8 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 24.0 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 4.3
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 07:08 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 20:08

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 32 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 7.4 μg/m³
• PM10: 15.9 μg/m³

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