Hélène Huby
Hélène Huby | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1977 or 1978 (age 46–47) |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Master's degree |
| Alma mater | École normale supérieure École nationale d'administration |
| Occupation | Rocket scientist |
| Organization | The Exploration Company |
Hélène Huby (French pronunciation: [elɛn ybi]; born 1977 or 1978[1]) is a French rocket and space scientist. She is the co-founder and CEO of The Exploration Company, which aims to democratize space exploration.[2][3]
Sailor Jean Le Bret was her great-grandfather.
Education
Huby was educated at Lycée Henri IV.[4] She obtained her master's degree in Economics and Mathematics from the École normale supérieure and her master's degree in Public Administration from the École nationale d'administration.[5]
Career
Huby is the chief executive officer of The Exploration Company. She started her career at a European SME undergoing turnaround where she focused mainly on the Internet.[6] Then moved to the company FaberNovel (Paris, Hamburg) to manage several digital innovation projects. Later she became Director of Innovation at Airbus Defence & Space (Toulouse, Paris, Bremen, Munich, Madrid).[6][7]
Huby served as an executive at Airbus Defence & Space and ArianeGroup both in operational and strategic roles. She has been in medical research.[8] At Airbus, she was vice president for the Orion spacecraft's service module.[9] Hélène Huby has co-founded and is a Member of the Board of the Microbiome Foundation. She is the Founder & Chair of Urania Ventures, a deep tech investment company. She is the Founder & Chair of The Karman Project.,[10][11] a non-profit foundation which fosters trust, independent dialogue and cooperation between the ones who shape the future of space.
Personal life
Huby is married with four children.[12][13]
References
- ^ Heuberger, Sarah (2024-11-18). "Münchner Space-Start-up bekommt 150 Millionen Euro Investorengeld" [Munich space start-up receives 150 million euros investors' money]. Manager Magazin (in German). Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ Alamalhodaei, Aria (2022-07-28). "The Exploration Company is developing a brand new reusable orbital spacecraft". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ Federation, International Astronautical. "IAF : Hélène HUBY". www.iafastro.org. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ Gosset, Olivier (2024-11-18). "Hélène Huby, la Française qui veut secouer le spatial européen" [Hélène Huby, the French woman who wants to shake European space]. L'Echo (in French).
- ^ "LiveEO | #23: 40m Series A To Colonize Space (Hélène Huby, The Exploration Company)". www.live-eo.com. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ a b Hélène Huby (The Exploration Company): The Exploration Company lève 47 millions d'euros - 06/02 (in French), retrieved 2023-06-07
- ^ Iuga, Anamaria (2023-02-05). "🚀 Hélène Huby's The Exploration Company Raises Record €40.5M in Series A". FemWealth. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ "HELENE HUBY – Microbiome Foundation". Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ Berger, Eric (2024-11-22). "A former Orion manager has surprisingly credible plans to fly European astronauts". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ "Hélène Huby CHAIR KARMAN PROJECT | The Karman Project". www.karmanproject.org. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ "#23: 40m Series A To Colonize Space (Hélène Huby, The Exploration Company) – NewSpaceVision". Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ Pineau, Anne-laure (2024-01-02). "Hélène Huby, la mathématicienne, spécialiste de l'espace et entrepreneure que l'on compare à Elon Musk" [Hélène Huby, the mathematician, space specialist and entrepreneur compared to Elon Musk]. Madame Figaro (in French). Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ "The Exploration Company". EQT Ventures. 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
External links
- Media related to Hélène Huby at Wikimedia Commons