{"id":68365,"date":"2026-08-07T10:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T10:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/68365\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T10:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T10:06:13","slug":"siemens-software-supports-reusable-spacecraft-development-at-the-exploration-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/68365\/","title":{"rendered":"Siemens Software Supports Reusable Spacecraft Development at the Exploration Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"widgetopts490015245 extendedwopts-col col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 wp-block-paragraph\" data-animation-event=\"enters\">The Exploration Company is using Siemens Xcelerator software to streamline the development of its reusable spacecraft and propulsion systems, helping reduce engineering complexity, improve collaboration and accelerate manufacturing. The partnership supports the European aerospace start-up\u2019s plans to scale reusable space technologies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"widgetopts637248291 extendedwopts-col col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 wp-block-paragraph\" data-animation-event=\"enters\">The Exploration Company has adopted software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio to support the development of its reusable space systems and rocket propulsion technologies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"widgetopts819853548 extendedwopts-col col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 wp-block-paragraph\" data-animation-event=\"enters\">Founded in 2021 near Munich, the company is developing reusable, launcher-agnostic spacecraft, including its Nyx spacecraft family and rocket propulsion systems designed to transport cargo, and eventually crew, to destinations in Earth orbit and beyond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"widgetopts596100773 extendedwopts-col col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 wp-block-paragraph\" data-animation-event=\"enters\">Siemens said its software is helping the company reduce design complexity while accelerating engineering and product development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"widgetopts1604615074 extendedwopts-col col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 wp-block-paragraph\" data-animation-event=\"enters\">The Siemens Xcelerator portfolio provides an integrated engineering environment that combines mechanical, electrical and simulation disciplines, enabling teams to work from a connected digital platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"widgetopts458022343 extendedwopts-col col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 wp-block-paragraph\" data-animation-event=\"enters\">The software supports data exchange and traceability throughout the development process, helping meet the certification requirements associated with aerospace programmes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"widgetopts1813552774 extendedwopts-col col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 wp-block-paragraph\" data-animation-event=\"enters\">According to Siemens, the integrated approach allows engineering changes made in one discipline to be reflected across others, reducing rework and improving collaboration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"widgetopts1591194580 extendedwopts-col col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 wp-block-paragraph\" data-animation-event=\"enters\">\u201cThe future of aerospace will be defined by companies that combine speed, innovation and engineering precision at scale,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/edwin-severijn-b979628\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Edwin Severijn, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Siemens Digital Industries Software.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"widgetopts115612813 extendedwopts-col col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 wp-block-paragraph\" data-animation-event=\"enters\">\u201cOur 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"widgetopts1540123073 extendedwopts-col col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 wp-block-paragraph\" data-animation-event=\"enters\">The Exploration Company said the integrated software environment is supporting faster engineering workflows as it expands its operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"widgetopts483073181 extendedwopts-col col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 wp-block-paragraph\" data-animation-event=\"enters\">\u201cAt The Exploration Company, our mission is to make space more accessible through reusable technology. Achieving this requires an advanced, scalable engineering environment,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/daniel-prudente-martins-a61936102\/?locale=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Prudente Martins, Principal EWIS &amp; Electrical Interfaces, Nyx Avionics, The Exploration Company.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"widgetopts1858617997 extendedwopts-col col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 wp-block-paragraph\" data-animation-event=\"enters\">\u201cWorking 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"widgetopts534894306 extendedwopts-col col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 wp-block-paragraph\" data-animation-event=\"enters\">Siemens said its software is also supporting development of Storm, The Exploration Company\u2019s high-thrust rocket engine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"widgetopts1487040399 extendedwopts-col col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 wp-block-paragraph\" data-animation-event=\"enters\">The engineering platform enables the company to model and optimise additive manufacturing processes while maintaining connectivity between design, engineering and manufacturing data.<\/p>\n<p class=\"widgetopts128372377 extendedwopts-col col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 wp-block-paragraph\" data-animation-event=\"enters\">By integrating product development and manufacturing workflows, the software is intended to help improve engineering efficiency while supporting the production of increasingly complex aerospace systems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Exploration Company is using Siemens Xcelerator software to streamline the development of its reusable spacecraft and propulsion&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":68366,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21002],"tags":[23213,6487],"class_list":["post-68365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-siemens","tag-insights","tag-siemens"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68365\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}