Beyond Gravity: High-Tech for Europe’s Most Powerful Rocket

On Wednesday, June 17, the European Ariane 6 launch vehicle will lift off from the European spaceport in French Guiana (South America). For the first time, it will fly with the new, more powerful P160C solid rocket boosters, which give the rocket additional thrust and make it the most powerful European rocket ever launched. This leap in performance is directly reflected in the mission: For the first time, Ariane 6 will transport a total of 36 Amazon Leo internet satellites into low Earth orbit - four more satellites than on the previous flight for the technology company Amazon. Beyond Gravity is contributing key components to Ariane 6. "The Ariane 6 rocket has never carried a larger payload. And our technology is crucial for this. We provided the dispenser that will deploy all 36 satellites into space. Our payload fairing protects the satellites on the way to space, and our insulation shields the rocket's structure from the extreme heat of the main engine", says Oliver Grassmann, Chief Operating Officer at Beyond Gravity.