Computing and shielding startups join forces to put AI-capable chips in space
Aethero aims to modernize spacecraft computing with powerful systems, launching their first payload on SpaceX's Transporter-11 mission.
MAIN POINTS
- Spacecraft often use outdated computing systems like the PowerPC 750 used in Perseverance rover.
- Aethero, based in San Francisco, is developing advanced computing systems for space.
- Their first payload launches on SpaceX’s Transporter-11 rideshare mission this month.
TAKEAWAYS
- Modernizing spacecraft computing is a significant focus for Aethero.
- The PowerPC 750 processor is still in use in sophisticated spacecraft.
- Aethero's advancements will be tested with their payload on the Transporter-11 mission.