San Diego high tech, small business captures three space R&D contracts

(San Diego, CA) Space Micro Inc., founded in 2002, recently was awarded three related contracts to develop dramatically smaller and faster computers for spacecraft. The key technologies deal with mitigation and protection from the harmful radiation found in both earth orbiting satellites and deep space probes. Without special design and new technologies, advanced space microelectronics and computers would fail due to radiation damage to the current generation of commercial microcircuits and semiconductors.

Space Micro Inc. has been selected and awarded key research and development contracts to embed their techniques in a tiny single board computer (SBC), hardened to the space environment. Funding comes from three significant US government agencies: Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA/MSFC), and Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Space Micro Inc. has captured three Phase I SBIR contracts and two Phase II awards.

About Space Micro Inc.

Founded in 2000 as a satellite technology research and development company, Space Micro Inc. is a pioneer in providing radiation hardened by design solutions for advanced electronic systems and microelectronics. Space Micro has completed development of the world"s most advanced satellite computers, the Proton100k and Proton200k products. In 2004, Space Micro purchased CyberDog Communication, Inc. and formed the Rocket Science Security Division to offer world class information security products. Key government customers include NASA, Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and the Air Force. Our management team includes two of the founders of Space Electronics Inc., an industry leader in satellite microelectronics. Space Micro Inc. is a privately held company, with headquarters in Poway, California and engineering/production facility in San Diego, CA.

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