The Exploration Company

They democratize space exploration, making it affordable, sustainable, and open.
A global endeavor with European roots.

Facts and Figures

Product

The Exploration Company builds and operates reusable space capsules that fly to space stations round the Earth and the Moon, and to lunar surface.

Company

Founded in July 2021 by seasoned space engineers having served on Europe most prominent programs.
50 million USD private funding raised.
4 million USD public contracts won.
60 people equally located in Germany and France.

Roadmap

1^st subscale demonstrator is ready for flight and will fly in 2023.
2^nd subscale demonstrator is being built and will fly in 2024 with client payload on-board.
Maiden flight of the full-scale capsule is scheduled for 2026, with flying to the International Space Station in 2027.
Landing on the Moon in 2028.

Strategic Positioning & Technologies

For Europe

Unique capacity to participate to the building of the new space worlds, the next step of mankind future (+50% of the US and China space budgets).
Trigger and unleash the tech boomerang impact of space technologies on non-space industries, especially in the following areas: recycling, new materials, energy storage, high-density batteries.
Master critical defense technologies mandatory to protect European space infrastructure:
- Reusability & Re-entry <> capacity to deploy logistics and humans in 45 min wherever on Earth.
- Docking with stations <> capacity to perform highly accurate space proximity operations i.e., to observe and remove threats.

For the World

First space capsule to use green propellants <> pioneering of a sustainable space transportation ecosystem.
First space capsule privately funded <> alternative and independent logistic capability which can serve various countries and clients worldwide, from all industries.

“The Exploration Company can provide independent, sustainable and affordable logistic solution for space stations. This is critical for Europe. ESA wishes to collaborate with The Exploration Company, and to jointly explore new technologies and capabilities, as well as new types of partnerships.”

“The Exploration Company‘s team is credible. This is the reason why we have signed an LoI with them. We look forward to more competition to serve our private station, as well as alternative European players.”

“It is almost impossible to find available and affordable in-space testing capabilities. With Nyx, we can test our technology, for a fraction of the ISS cost, longer than on a rideshare mission, and – what is unique – we get it back.“

“Nyx provides a unique capability to perform microgravity experiments: it bridges the gap between parabolic flights and the space station. It indeed offers a robotic, affordable and long-duration (several months) microgravity research platform.“

“I am delighted to pioneer the future of travel with The Exploration Company. With Nyx our clients will get a first taste of space travels. It is also a great positioning for our company.“

“The Exploration Company, with its re-entry and space-based surveillance capabilities, is a strategic asset for Europe and can provide space-based defense services to other countries.“