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# ESA awards Exploration Company EUR 760 million ALADDIN cargo contract
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-09-10-esa-exploration-company-aladdin-phase2-contract/
- Published: 2026-09-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-18T13:55:01.000Z
- Description: ESA awarded The Exploration Company a EUR 760 million ALADDIN Phase 2 contract: EUR 310 million for a Nyx capsule demonstration mission plus EUR 450 million in options for two more, launching on Ariane 6 to dock with the ISS by Q2 2029.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #ai-drafted

Reported AI-drafted [European Spaceflight, 10 September 2026](https://europeanspaceflight.com/esa-awards-the-exploration-company-a-e760m-space-station-cargo-contract/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not confirm the two option missions will be exercised or that the 2029 docking date will be met.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who owns, who operates, who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Reported counts half: weight +6 of 36 possible. ESA contracts EU firm EUR760m for sovereign ISS cargo capsule; options, 2029 date unconfirmed. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)