Beyond Gravity

The European space telescope 🔭 Euclid released today the first detailed catalogue of more than 380'000 galaxies. This represents just 0.4% of the total number of galaxies of similar resolution expected to be imaged over Euclid’s lifetime. The space observatory is controlled by a computer 💻 from Beyond Gravity and protected by thermal insulation from us. To learn more about the latest Euclid data, visit: https://lnkd.in/dfDjWH_a Image credit: ESA

Heave ho 💪 Biomass has quite a mass. The weight of the Biomass forest satellite 🛰️ is 1250 kilograms. In a clean room at the Kourou spaceport, the European Earth observation satellite is being prepared for launch at the end of April on board a Vega-C rocket 🚀 We have supplied many products for the satellite and the rocket. The Biomass satellite is e.g. protected from the cold and heat in space by thermal protection from Austria. And during the rocket launch and the flight into space, the satellite is also protected by technology from us: the payload fairing for the rocket shields the satellite from external influences. Image credit: ESA-CNES-ARIANESPACE/Optique vidéo du CSG–S. Martin

The Loft satellite YAM-8 is healthy and communicating 👏 Beyond Gravity supplied to Loft Orbital the Power Control & Distribution Unit for the Longbow satellite 🛰️ Our electronic product provides mission-critical power supply capabilities and in-orbit configurability for The Hub. The Hub carries all payloads of a Loft Orbital’s satellite and provides an independent electrical, computing and communication environment. Beyond Gravity also provided X-band data downlink antennas to Loft Orbital.

Space Symposium in Colorado is only three weeks away 🚀 Visit us at our booth at the 40th edition of the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs from April 7th to April 10th. You will find us in the North Exhibit Hall, booth number 1317. If you are interested in our 🛰️ 🚀 product portfolio and would like to arrange a meeting in advance, you can find more information here: https://lnkd.in/dCuHqZcA Image: Beyond Gravity booth at the Space Foundation Space Symposium in 2024.

From the jungle 🌴 in Kourou up into space to monitor the state of our planet's jungles and forests 🌳 Great to see European Space Agency - ESA's forest satellite Biomass safe and sound at the European spaceport in South America. We provided several key products to this earth-observing mission.

We are looking forward to this exciting launch 🚀

Taking astronauts to the Moon 🌑 👩🚀 NASA's Orion spacecraft for Artemis II (the first crewed mission to the Moon in over 50 years) is now equipped with its solar arrays. Orion's solar wings will be aligned at the Sun ☀️ by our solar array drive mechanisms from our Zurich facility. Orion's four solar arrays are essential for powering the crewed spacecraft on the journey to the Moon and back. Each of the seven-meter-long solar arrays is attached to ESA's European Service Module. The solar arrays can rotate on two axes to remain aligned with the sun, maximizing energy production. During Artemis I, the European Space Agency - ESA European Service Module's solar arrays produced 15% more power than originally expected. Watch the video of Orion’s solar arrays moving to capture maximum sunlight during Artemis I 👇 To learn more about the solar wings installation of Orion, visit the NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration blog 👉 https://lnkd.in/deBTkbvn

As the number of satellites 🛰️ in space is increasing dramatically, a completely new approach & way of working in satellite manufacturing is required. Yesterday, Markus Borsand shared examples from Beyond Gravity how we are rethinking space manufacturing based on industrialization, standardization and automation. He spoke at the Satellite show in Washington DC 🚀

Moon or Mars? Why not Mars' moon? 😀 The European planetary defense spacecraft Hera 🛰️ took this stunning image of Mars and Deimos (a moon of Mars). Hera is on its way to an asteroid system. On the way, it passed by at Mars and Deimos. The van-sized Hera spacecraft is powered by a pair of our 5-meter long solar ☀️ array wings. To learn more about the recent images, visit: https://lnkd.in/exUktf5e Image credit: ESA

Beyond Gravity is proud to support Japan's space ambitions! As a proud partner of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, we supplied the payload fairing and the payload support structure for the H3 mission. After an exciting journey from our factory in Emmen, Switzerland, by truck and then by cargo ship across three different oceans, our fairing arrived safely in Tanegashima, Japan after two months - ready for its mission. We can't wait to see it fly! Stay tuned for more updates as we get closer to launch! 🚀✨ #BeyondGravity #H3Rocket #SpaceExploration