SAN DIEGO, CA – March 13, 2008 – Space Micro Inc. announced today that they have been awarded a Phase I SBIR Contract from the US Air Force, AFRL for research and development of a novel miniaturized space weather instrument.
David J. Bozek, VP of the Space Electronics Division commented: “Space Micro has teamed with the US Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs, CO to develop a MEMS-based miniature instrument with supporting electronics. The plan is to productize this technology and provide satellite designers with a device that offers a sensing capability that is equal to or better than current products on the market, but in a smaller package and at a lower price point.”
“Our approach to meeting Air Force needs is to highly leverage commercial-off-the-shelf COTS technologies including commercially available MEMS foundries”, “said David J. Strobel, President and CEO at Space Micro”. Phase I is on track to be completed in late 2008, which will validate the lab feasibility of this concept to monitor aspects of space weather.
About Space Micro Inc.
Founded in 2002 as a satellite technology research and development company, Space Micro Inc. is a leader in taking technologies from the commercial sector and applying these to meet the needs of the Space, Aerospace, Military, and Domestic Security markets. Space Micro is a pioneer in providing radiation-hardened by design solutions for advanced electronic systems and microelectronics, including the development of the worlds fastest small space computers such as the Proton200kTM. Other Space Micro innovations include the Proton300K™; TTMR™; H-CORE™ and Radsite™. Space Micro is an employee-owned company based in San Diego, CA, USA.
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