MUNICH, Germany, July 22, 2026 – The Exploration Company is using software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio to decrease design complexity and accelerate its engineering processes. The Exploration Company builds reusable, launcher-agnostic space systems, including the Nyx spacecraft family and rocket propulsion systems, meant to carry cargo, and crew, into Earth orbit and beyond.
“The future of aerospace will be defined by companies that combine speed, innovation and engineering precision at scale,” said Edwin Severijn, senior vice president and general manager for Europe, Middle East, Africa, Siemens Digital Industries Software. “Our work with The Exploration Company exemplifies how Siemens Xcelerator helps customers build a connected digital enterprise that accelerates development and enables them to meet the rigorous demands of next generation space programs.”
The Xcelerator tools bring mechanical, electrical and simulation work into one engineering environment, allowing data exchange across the development process to support aerospace programs. During development of Storm, The Exploration Company’s high-thrust rocket engine, engineers used the environment to model and optimize additive manufacturing processes, with changes in one domain reflected across the others.
“At The Exploration Company, our mission is to make space more accessible through reusable technology. Achieving this requires an advanced, scalable engineering environment,” said Daniel Prudente Martins, principal EWIS & electrical interfaces, Nyx Avionics, The Exploration Company. “Working with Siemens and adopting its best-in-class industrial software is helping us connect our engineering processes, reduce rework, accelerate development and streamline manufacturing as we scale our operations. For Mission Bikini, our orbital demonstration capsule, we progressed from initial concept to flight hardware in just nine months, demonstrating the speed at which our integrated engineering approach enables rapid development.”
Source: Siemens
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Siemens AG is a technology company founded in 1847 and headquartered in Munich and Berlin, Germany. The company develops products and services in industrial automation, electrification, digital systems, and mobility. Its offerings include automation systems, industrial software, building technologies, rail transport systems, and power distribution solutions. Siemens also provides financial services and supports infrastructure projects. It serves industries such as manufacturing, energy, transportation, construction, and healthcare. The company works with enterprises, utilities, governments, and infrastructure operators worldwide. Siemens operates in more than 190 countries. It applies digital tools and AI to industrial and infrastructure use cases. Siemens holds a majority stake in Siemens Healthineers, a publicly listed healthcare technology company. Siemens has about 318,000 employees globally.
About The Exploration Company
The Exploration Company is a European aerospace company developing reusable spacecraft and orbital transportation systems. Founded in 2021, it designs the Nyx reusable capsule for cargo missions to space stations. The company also develops spacecraft propulsion systems, including the Storm rocket engine. Its work covers cargo transport, atmospheric reentry, spacecraft engineering, testing and related technical services. Customers include space agencies, commercial space station operators, government organizations and aerospace companies. The Exploration Company is headquartered in Munich, Germany. It also operates engineering and production facilities in other European countries, the United States and the United Arab Emirates. The company employs more than 500 people worldwide. Hélène Huby and a group of aerospace engineers founded the business after working on European space programs.