The Exploration Company

The Exploration Company is a European spacecraft manufacturer.[1][2] Based in Munich, Germany and Bordeaux, France, the company develops, manufactures and operates the Nyx space capsule for space agencies and space stations as well as both space and non-space companies in other industries.[3][4][5] Although the company's first missions will be cargo missions, Nyx is designed to ultimately also be able to carry humans.[6][7][8]

The Exploration Company was founded in July 2021 by a group of space engineers who had worked together on European space programs at Airbus and ArianeGroup, including Orion-ESM and ATV.[9][10][11]

The Nyx capsule is modular in nature with several configuration options for different mission objectives and destinations, while being launcher-agnostic.[12][13][14] The Exploration Company is also pioneering sustainable space exploration: Nyx is reusable, can be refueled in orbit, and uses green propellants for altitude control and docking, as well as cryogenic bio-methane & oxygen for reaching lunar destinations.[15][16][17]

Nyx's interfaces are open, and its operating system is open-source software, which contributes to other space exploration projects whose technologies can inter-operate.[18][19][20]

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