What kind of Spaceship would Amundsen build?

"What has not been accomplished with large vessels and brute force I will attempt with a small vessel and patience.” - Roald Amundsen

The Northwest Passage tempted Europe with a shortcut to the world. Frozen over in the Canadian Arctic, it was considered impossible to cross.

In 1845 two ships departed England for an attempt. The vessels carried the latest tech, plus a prominent crew of 129 including high-rank officers. Both ships and their crews were lost. Enters a Norwegian viking with a crazy idea. He'd try the crossing in a small fishing boat with a band of five friends. People laughed. In 1906 Roald Amundsen became the first to break through the Northwest Passage. Later he would discover the South Pole, again with a team of only 10 men.

This is Pythom’s approach to space.

Planet Earth was mostly discovered by small bands of wanderers. Early space missions, such as the flight of Yuri Gagarin and the Mercury program, were built simpler than they are today. Pythom is a return to this successful tradition, using new technology that wasn’t available back then.

Founded by seasoned explorers with unique experience of edge technology in the extremes, Pythom space systems are innovative, light, fast, and cost efficient. The company was top-ten finalist in a global DARPA rocket challenge, received first funding in 2020, and has since grown into an extraordinary crew of hand-picked academics and craftsmen.

Pythom is a global quest. The company was born in America but our team is international, another Pythom rocket shop kicked off in Europe 2024, and more are in the loop.

Ancient Egyptians believed that a comet brought life to Earth. They named it Pythom. Time has come to return where we came from. Pythom rockets are the first step of an entire system, that will comprise spaceships and landers for human travel to deep space.

See you out there!

"The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek. Fear of the unknown is our greatest fear. Many of us would enter a tiger's lair before we would enter a dark cave. While caution is a useful instinct, we lose many opportunities and much of the adventure of life if we fail to support the curious explorer within us." - Joseph Campbell