Project Description

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PRESENTATION

ESA – European Space Agency – is an intergovernmental space agency coordinating space projects carried out jointly by some twenty European countries. It employs 5,000 people and has an annual budget of 6.49 billion euros.

THE MISSION

In 2019, ESA contacted Newsteo in connection with the transport of a robotic arm to be sent to the international space station. Ground transportation of this very valuable machine is critical. The arm has to be carried out to Baikonur, where the Russian Cosmodrome is located from where the robotic arm will be shipped to the ISS.

The goal? ESA must know and monitor how the train transport, between Moscow and Baikonur, is carried out.

SEE THE PRODUCT

THE NEWSTEO SOLUTION

Newsteo has equipped the ESA with 4 TRE35 shock recorders, for recording shocks on 3 axes, from -16g to + 16g and for recording the temperature. The recorders were installed on the transport cradle of the arm.

RESULTS

  • The shock recorders recorded the temperature and the shocks during the entire transport period.

  • No abnormal event was detected, the Newsteo Trackers helped the Product Assurance & Safety team to ensure that the transport had taken place correctly.
« For minimal cost, reliable information can be retrieved, regardless of the place of registration. »
Laurent Challoy, PA&Safety Engineer - ESA

AFTER THAT

Next step? The robotic arm embarks on the Russian launcher Proton for a takeoff scheduled for July 15, 2021 towards the ISS. The TRE35 shock recorder remains on the ground …

GALERIE

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