SAN DIEGO, CA (PRBuzz.com) October 12, 2012 -- Space Micro announced today that they have been awarded a contract from NASA Ames for the DARPA F6 program. This award provides for the design and development of the mission critical Tech Package which will provide routing and control functions for DARPA Satellite Demonstration Mission.
Space Micro's COO and President David Czajkowski, expressing his appreciation for the significant contract award, commented, "We're very pleased that DARPA and NASA Ames have recognized and selected our company for this contract. We believe the combination of our affordable high performance radiation hardened space electronics and our approach to solving the DARPA tech package requirements make for a very strong product solution. We look forward to superior contract execution during the development phase of this contract and providing the government this high performance product."
About Space Micro Inc.
Space Micro recently celebrated our 10 year anniversary. As an engineering driven small business focused on technology advancement and product implementation, it has earned a strong reputation in the space industry for innovative, affordable and high performance digital and RF communication products. A brief list of accomplishments include:
• Invented & flew new CPU Space Hardened Technologies
• Developed new Radiation Hardened Computer Products
• Developed new C&DH Peripheral Products
• Developed new Space Based Radios (STDN/SGLS Transponders, X/Ku/Ka-Band Mission Data Transmitters)
• Developed new Radiation Hardened Chip Products
• Delivered Multiple Government and Prime Space Flight Hardware
Space Micro Inc. is a leader in patented radiation hardened by design technologies. These technologies have been implemented in the highly successful ProtonX-Box Avionics Suite which feature the Proton P200/400k series single board computers providing industry leading performance and affordability. In addition, Space Micro's initial high performance STDN Transponders are in final test, and the first X-Band Transmitter has been provided for the NASA IRIS program. Finally, the IPC-5000 (unique image processing system) recently celebrated its one-year anniversary on orbit on the highly successful Air Force ORS-1 program and continues to receive very positive reviews.
Space Micro is an employee-owned company based in San Diego, CA, USA. For more information visit http://www.spacemicro.com or contact Paul Brammer, Vice President of Business Development at (858) 332-0700, extension 127.
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