Our Vision

Beyond Orbit is a non-profit organization building a pan-Hellenic space community that inspires students and young professionals to explore, innovate, and advance Greece’s presence in space technology.

Our mission is simple: to bring space closer to Greece through engineering, research, and Innovation.

Our Values

Growth

We encourage continuous improvement, as individuals and as a team.

Network

We grow through collaboration and shared opportunities.

Transparency

We communicate openly and operate with integrity.

Recognition

We celebrate every effort and milestone that takes us further.

Our Story

Founded on December 9, 2021, Beyond Orbit began as a small group of students passionate about space.

Today, it has evolved into a nationwide community with labs at the National Technical University of Athens and the University of Patras, uniting teams that build real-world projects in robotics, rocketry, and research.

Beyond Board

Beyond Orbit operates as a Non-Profit Civil Partnership and is managed by its Board.

Michalis Diakonikolis

Co-founder

Cranfield University

Stratos Rigas

Co-founder

University of Patras

Eleftherios Karabasis

Beyond Robotics Project Manager

George Geromitsos

Beyond Rocketry Project Manager

National Technical University of Athens

Sofia Karamani

Head of Human Resources

National Kapodistrian University of Athens

Georgia Koutsougera

Head of Marketing & Fundraising

Empire State University

Grasiela Varkari

Head of Events

Panteion University

Beyond Advisory Board

Industry professionals and academics who provide strategic guidance and expert insight to advance Beyond’s mission.

Elias Chatzitheodoridis

Professor in Mineralogy and Petrology NTUA

Konstantinos Papavramidis

Researcher & Space Engineer

Evaggelos Tsirogiannis

R&D Project Manager & Mechanical Engineer

Hector-Andreas Stavrakakis

Space Science & Technology Expert | Director of Engineering Applications at Stellar Discoveries

Dimitrios Christopoulos

Senior R&D Engineer

Arjun Preetham

Satellite Operations Engineer

Nikos Sarantinos

Composites & Structures Engineer

Nikolaos Tsakonas

PhD(c) in Space Architecture