The Exploration Company, a European aerospace industry startup focused on reusable space systems, has adopted software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio to accelerate the development of its space systems, reduce design complexity, improve engineering collaboration, and facilitate faster, more scalable spacecraft development
The Exploration Company develops reusable, launcher-agnostic space systems, including the Nyx spacecraft family and high-performance rocket propulsion systems, to transport cargo and eventually, crew, to destinations in Earth orbit and beyond.
The company is working with Siemens to connect engineering disciplines in a single environment that supports efficient, scalable development. By utilising Siemens’ integrated software across engineering and manufacturing, the company can minimise rework and accelerate product development.
Daniel Prudente Martins, principal EWIS & electrical interfaces, Nyx Avionics, The Exploration Company, said, “At The Exploration Company, our mission is to make space more accessible through reusable technology. Achieving this requires an advanced, scalable engineering environment. 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”
Edwin Severijn, senior vice president and general manager for Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), Siemens Digital Industries Software, said, “The future of aerospace will be defined by companies that combine speed, innovation and engineering precision at scale. Our work with The Exploration Company exemplifies how Siemens Xcelerator and the comprehensive digital twin helps customers build a connected digital enterprise that accelerates development and enables them to meet the rigorous demands of next-generation space programs.”
The Exploration Company is using Siemens’ Designcentre software for mechanical design, Simcentre software for advanced engineering simulation, Capital software for electrical systems design, facilitating the creation and validation of electrical architectures across the development process and Teamcentre software for product lifecycle management and collaboration.
These solutions enable a connected engineering environment that combines mechanical, electrical, and simulation workflows and domains, with Teamcentre providing a consistent data backbone across the lifecycle. This helps the company model and optimise complex processes, with changes in one domain reflected across others, resulting in improved data consistency, enhanced traceability, and reduced development risk, while enabling a comprehensive Digital Twin for earlier validation and greater mission assurance. The integrated Siemens Xcelerator toolchain supports certification requirements in aerospace programs.
