We build space vehicles for humanity.
From connectivity, medical advancements, our use of water and fertilizers, all the way to protecting critical infrastructure - everyone on earth depends on infrastructure in space. We all rely on what we’ve built up there.
Technological advancements like reusable rockets and refillable space vehicles are making space more accessible. New space stations and lunar bases are being built, driven by new kinds of public-private partnerships. The market for space-based business will reach up to 2 trillion USD by 2040.
The development of these new space worlds has historically been done in an exclusive and often confrontational manner. Our mission is to build space vehicles for humanity, enabling everyone to participate peacefully in the building of our human future. To realize this mission, we are building a full-stack space transportation platform starting with Nyx, a reusable space capsule that docks with any space station. Building on this foundation, TEC is developing Storm, a high-thrust staged combustion rocket engine.
The Exploration Company was founded in 2021 by Hélène Huby and a team of aerospace veterans who had worked on some of the most complex global space programs. Our company operates out of Germany, France, Luxembourg, Spain and Italy, with offices in the United States and the United Arab Emirates. We are the first European company which has signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA. We are backed by tier-one investors.
Our first demonstrator, built for ballistic reentry.
From paper sketch to flight-ready in just nine months.
Our second demonstrator, built for controlled re-entry and recovery with cargo. From initial draft design to flight-ready in two years.
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Our first commercial cargo capsule, serving space stations in low-Earth orbit.
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