Europe may finally have found a space entrepreneur who is meeting the moment

TEC Europe may finally have found a space entrepreneur who is meeting the moment “We will not be relevant without a massive rocket at a massive cadence.”

31 Helene Huby, founder and CEO of Exploration Company, speaks in 2025. Credit: Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images Helene Huby, founder and CEO of Exploration Company, speaks in 2025. Credit: Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav All of a sudden, French entrepreneur Hèlene Huby is seemingly everywhere.

This week she is serving as one of two envoys, alongside astronaut Thomas Pesquet, at a high-profile International Space Summit convened by French President Emmanuel Macron. The government’s website for the event describes her as chief executive of “the fastest-growing space company in Europe.”