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Golden Spike Company

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American space transport startup company

The Golden Spike Company was an American space transport startup active from 2010 to 2013. The company was chartered for business in Colorado with the objective to offer private commercial space transportation services to the surface of the Moon. The name of the company is in reference to the ceremonial final spike placed in the first transcontinental railroad upon its completion.2 It was founded by Alan Stern and Gerald D. Griffin.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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The Golden Spike Company was an American space transport startup active from 2010 to 2013. The company was chartered for business in Colorado with the objective to offer private commercial space transportation services to the surface of the Moon. 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 2015.2

The story

Founded by Alan Stern and Gerald D. Griffin in 2010.1

The company was formally announced at a press conference held on December 6, 2012, at the National Press Club, wherein details of the company and its ambitions were presented.

Golden Spike was founded in 2010 by Alan Stern, former NASA associate administrator for science (2007-2008), and Gerry Griffin, former NASA Johnson Space Center Director. Griffin was the initial chairman of the board. Additional members of the board of directors in 2012 were space entrepreneur Esther Dyson and Taber MacCallum, co-founder and CEO of Paragon Space Development Corp. Other advisers include former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich, former NASA Space Shuttle manager Wayne Hale, author and aeronautical engineer Homer Hickam, and former governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson.

From Wikipedia’s article on Golden Spike Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

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