Thrust chamber testing of the Nyx Moon main engine | Credit: The Exploration Company The Exploration Company has begun work on a reusable methane-powered staged combustion rocket engine that will be capable of producing approximately 200 tonnes of thrust. The endeavour is being co-financed by the French space agency CNES. Founded in 2021, The Exploration Company has been developing a modular, reusable spacecraft called Nyx. The company is expected to propose a variant of this vehicle as part of ...