The Exploration Company
OPERATING
Munich-based startup developing the Nyx family of reusable, refillable spacecraft for LEO and lunar missions
The Exploration Company (TEC) is a European aerospace manufacturer founded in July 2021 by CEO Hélène Huby and a team of engineers from Airbus and ArianeGroup. The company develops Nyx, a family of modular, reusable spacecraft designed to deliver cargo to low-Earth orbit space stations and support missions to lunar orbit. TEC has built a contract backlog exceeding $750 million with customers including ESA, Axiom Space, Starlab Space, and Vast, and operates from headquarters in Munich and Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany.
2021
Private Company