Beyond Gravity is the space oriented segment of the Swiss technology group RUAG. Across thirteen sites in Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, the United States, Austria and Portugal, it employs around 1,265 people and posted sales of 339 million Swiss francs in 2019. As a supplier to Arianespace, Beyond Gravity is also an Arianespace shareholder, holding 0.82 percent of its capital in 2018.
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Agency TypeSwiss aerospace company; formerly RUAG Space, the space-oriented segment of the Swiss technology group RUAG 1 Founded YearYear recorded is the Beyond Gravity legal identity, renamed from RUAG Space effective 1 May 2022. The underlying business traces through RUAG Space (formed 2009 from Saab Space, Austrian Aerospace and Oerlikon Space AG) to a 1970s Oerlikon Contraves subcontractor lineage; that earlier lineage is not given as the company's founding date. Headquarters HeadDr. Barbara Frei-Spreiter (CEO) 3 Annual Budget339 million Swiss francs, Fr339 million (US$341 million), 2019 revenue 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Wikipedia: Beyond Gravity
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Swiss aerospace company
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Headquarters Zürich, Switzerland
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Revenue Fr339 million (US$341 million) (2019)
View the Source 2. Beyond Gravity: RUAG Space is now Beyond Gravity (Company Website)
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On May 1, RUAG Space will be legally renamed Beyond Gravity.
3. Beyond Gravity: Executive Board (Company Website)
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Dr. Barbara Frei-Spreiter, a Swiss citizen with over 25 years of global experience, has been Beyond Gravity's CEO since April 2026.
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