Golden Spike Company

Golden Spike Company
Company typePrivate
IndustryCommercial spaceflight
Founded2010
HeadquartersColorado, USA
Key people
Alan Stern
Gerald D. Griffin
Websitegoldenspikecompany.com, archive

The Golden Spike Company was an American space transport startup[1] active from 2010 to 2013. The company was chartered for business in Colorado[2] with the objective to offer private commercial space transportation services to the surface of the Moon.[3] The name of the company is in reference to the ceremonial final spike placed in the First transcontinental railroad upon its completion. The company's Internet site was taken offline in September 2015.[4][5]

  1. ^ Griffin, Gerry (6 December 2012). "Remarks at National Press Club" (PDF). Golden Spike Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Statement of Foreign Entity Authority". Colorado Business Records Search. Secretary of State of Colorado. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  3. ^ Mann, Adam (3 December 2012). "Will a Secret Private Manned Mission to the Moon Be Announced This Week?". Wired. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  4. ^ Golden Spike: Another Space Commerce Casualty?. Keith Cowing, NASA Watch. October 27, 2015.
  5. ^ SpaceX Isn't First Private Company to Offer Trips Around the Moon. Calla Cofield, Space. March 2, 2017.