Munich, Germany / March 24, 2026

LEAP 71, a Dubai-based company pioneering the field of Computational Engineering, and The Exploration Company (TEC), a leading European space company, have signed a five-year, renewable collaboration agreement under which TEC will license LEAP 71’s Noyron RP technology to support the development of its next-generation rocket engines.

TEC is developing a portfolio of spacecraft and propulsion systems, including the Nyx reusable orbital resupply capsule and the Typhoon, a high-thrust, full-flow staged combustion rocket engine.

Hélène Huby, Founder and CEO of TEC, said: “TEC was founded on agility, building and testing fast while staying rigorous on engineering validation. We have been working with LEAP 71 since 2023 and are now taking the next step. Under this agreement, we will use Noyron RP for propulsion component geometry generation as part of our internal computational engineering program. The goal is to broaden the design space we can explore and support faster iteration across successive test campaigns.”

Noyron RP is a Large Computational Engineering Model that encodes first-principles physics, engineering logic, production constraints, and empirical feedback into a coherent system for the generation of rocket engine designs. It autonomously generates components from abstract performance specifications to manufacturable hardware.

Josefine Lissner, Co-Founder and CEO of LEAP 71, said: “Most space companies still rely on labor-intensive geometric design workflows. Noyron enables engineers to adopt a code-first, high-level approach. Over the past two years, we have validated Noyron RP by hot-firing different rocket engine architectures at a cadence of weeks.”

The Exploration Company will integrate Noyron RP into its own internal computational engineering program. Designs will be validated through TEC’s standard analysis and test approach.

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About The Exploration Company

Founded in 2021, The Exploration Company (TEC) develops, manufactures, and operates modular, reusable spacecraft to make space logistics more accessible, sustainable, and cooperative. The flagship Nyx spacecraft family is designed for cargo missions to low Earth orbit and the lunar vicinity, with a long-term roadmap toward human-rated missions. TEC’s centres of excellence include Bordeaux (systems, propulsion, thermal protection), Munich (avionics, software, GNC, integration), and Turin (mechanisms, robotics, backup mission control), complemented by operations in Houston US, expansion sites for lunar programs in the UAE and cryogenic capabilities in Luxembourg. TEC has been the fastest-growing space tech company in Europe in 2023, 2024 and 2025 (as per its turnover; Financial Times / Sifted ranking). Since its inception in Q3-2021, TEC has grown to 400+ people, has signed €800 million in contracts, and raised €300 million from tier-1 VCs (Bessemer Ventures Capital, EQT Ventures, Balderton, Cherry Ventures, etc.).

Visit The Exploration Company website for more information.

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About LEAP 71

LEAP 71 was founded on the vision that radically accelerating real-world engineering is essential to shaping the future of humankind. Strategically based in Dubai, UAE, the company works with customers around the globe to design advanced machinery in fields such as aerospace, electric mobility, robotics, and thermal systems.

A pioneer in the emerging field of Computational Engineering, LEAP 71 designs physical objects autonomously — without human intervention. At its core is Noyron, a Large Computational Engineering Model that encodes logic, physics, production methodologies, and real-world feedback into a coherent, deterministic system. It has been called “the first AI that builds machines.”

Noyron generates functional designs in seconds or minutes, optimized for modern manufacturing technologies such as industrial 3D printing.

A key focus for the company is enabling access to space. LEAP 71 is developing a spectrum of reference designs for space propulsion systems that serve as the DNA for customer-specific engines. Frequent physical testing and validation are used to continuously enrich Noyron’s models.

LEAP 71 was founded in 2023 by aerospace engineer Josefine Lissner and serial entrepreneur Lin Kayser.

Visit the LEAP 71 website for more information.

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