The Exploration Company - a potential rival to SpaceX Dragon - is building the first (privately-funded) European space capsule. It is designed to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere & land safely, complete with crew. Moreover, it should dock with space stations to e.g. supply astronauts with food, material & fuel (ps: thus far, Europe has only been able to do both with the help of other nations such as Russia & the USA). Finally, the capsule should be launcher-agnostic, reusable (multiple times) & refuellable in orbit (expanding mission length & scope). The France & Germany-based company was founded in 2021 by a team of seasoned aerospace engineers & Hélène Huby, its formidable CEO. Within 9 months, they had...

Founded in 2020 by Rainhard Fuchs (CCO) & Andreas Tschas (CEO), Glacier is an Austria-based edtech, offering (primarily) corporates an e-learning platform focused on "climate protection knowledge": for entire workforces or individual departments, from basic to special topics e.g. ESG reporting & regulations, to climate communication e.g. “anti-greenwashing”, new energy or the circular economy. The skills gained are confirmed by a certificate. Customers include UniCredit Bank Austria, ÖBB, A1 Telekom, Infineon, ServiceNow & TPA. According to the firm’s CEO “last quarter was our busiest one yet”. Fun fact: Glacier also run an annual event called “Glacier Climate Week” to help raise awareness on climate protection (knowledge) <Source: brutkasten.com>