Cosmic Shielding Corporation

Imagine a world where AI operates seamlessly in the harshest environment imaginable—space. On July 10, we’re partnering with Aethero to make this a reality, protecting a 1024 core NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX GPU on its first mission into orbit aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The AI-enabled hardware will be shielded by our Plasteel radiation shielding nanocomposite. This mission will enable real-time image processing and autonomous operations, setting a new standard for space-based AI. Read about the mission from Aria Alamalhodaei in TechCrunch: https://lnkd.in/eAHJtkhU

A recent piece from The New York Times highlights the challenges NASA's $5 billion Europa Clipper mission is facing due to transistor issues caused by Jupiter's harsh radiation environment. This spacecraft, set to explore Jupiter's moon Europa, needs to survive intense radiation to carry out its mission to determine if the moon could support life. At Cosmic Shielding Corporation, we know how important proven, reliable radiation shielding technology is for space exploration. We’re currently protecting NVIDIA's AI hardware with Aethero on the upcoming SpaceX Transporter-11 mission, which will be the fastest individual compute module to operate in space and one of many CSC shielded systems to be launched over the next year. NASA's Europa Clipper and our innovative shielding systems illustrate the complex marriage of advanced technologies necessary to drive space exploration. Our upcoming SpaceX mission could change the game for on-orbit computing, allowing advancements such as real-time image processing and enhanced OSAM capabilities. As we continue to push the boundaries of manned and unmanned missions, we can expect to see even more challenges, and CSC will be there to play our part. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dBxwPHg6 #SpaceExploration #Innovation #NASA #EuropaClipper #AI 

It's an exciting day for the team at Cosmic Shielding Corporation as we celebrate the launch of our first customer payload of 2024 onboard the SpaceX #Transporter10 mission. Our partners at Quantum Space will be qualifying a system shielded by CSC's Plasteel nanocomposites. The data collected will provide the basis for improved protection for advanced electronic systems on upcoming deep space missions. Congratulations to Quantum Space on the launch of their first on-orbit asset, and to all our other colleagues participating in this launch. https://lnkd.in/e8qF8ac7

CSC has been awarded a $1.8M United States Air Force contract to enable in-orbit #ai capabilities using shielded COTS GPUs. #Satellite designers have faced restrictions on the types of electronic systems they could safely use since the beginning of the #space age. Space radiation has barricaded us from using the newest, most cutting edge #computing technologies enjoyed on earth. Parallel architectures - such as those used in GPUs - are particularly vulnerable to the effects of space radiation. With the rapidly advancing capabilities of Artificial Intelligence, unlocking the ability to freely utilize modern GPU hardware in space will provide a host of strategic advantages - improving the way we do everything in orbit from on-orbit servicing and manufacturing (OSAM) to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR). CSC's upcoming work with Air Force Research Laboratory will make these disruptive capabilities a reality for the space industry.

After a successful 8 month mission onboard the ISS , we're excited to see our shielded payloads return home on #Ax3 thanks to our partners at Axiom Space. Following extensive testing at particle accelerators around the world, this mission was designed to showcase the world-leading #radiation protection offered by CSC's Plasteel nanocomposites. The experiment contained legacy shielding materials to act as reference points. Unlike traditional shielding materials, Plasteel offers significant protection against damaging Single Event Effects in addition to reductions in Total Ionizing dose. The success of this experiment is a significant step towards high performance on-orbit #edgecomputing, extended mission lifetimes, and safe long-term human habitation in #space.

Radiation is a roadblock no one wants to deal with, but it is there nonetheless. With two systems currently on orbit and another 5 to be deployed over the next 6 months, it's becoming clear that the easiest way to achieve ultimate payload flexibility (and performance) with modern hardware in space is to use Cosmic Shielding Corporation shielding systems. Dead pixels, single event effects, failures, and even cataracts in astronauts can all be mitigated without the need to redesign core systems. Glad to be working with Orbital Composites and United States Space Force on this project. Stay tuned because we have *a lot* more to come