Aethero designs and manufactures space-rated Edge Computing Modules (ECM) and High Performance Computing (HPC) clusters for various space platforms. These systems enable on-orbit data capturing, processing, and management using radiation-hardened components and modern software architectures. The company provides hardware and software solutions supporting applications like AI/ML, imagery processing, and autonomous spacecraft operations.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Traditional spacecraft computing systems face challenges in efficiently processing and managing the increasing volume of data generated in orbit. Sending all raw data to ground stations for processing creates bandwidth bottlenecks and introduces latency, hindering real-time decision-making for autonomous spacecraft operations and advanced imagery processing.
Solution
Aethero provides space-rated edge computing modules designed to enable real-time data processing directly on spacecraft, ranging from CubeSats to large space stations. These modules leverage standard architectures like CubeSat and PC104, incorporating radiation-hardened components and modern software operating systems to ensure reliable performance in harsh space environments. Aethero's Edge Computing Modules (ECMs) can be deployed individually, in redundant configurations, or as distributed High-Performance Computing (HPC) clusters. This versatile architecture supports applications such as autonomous spacecraft operation, machine vision, imagery processing across multiple spectra (UV/EO/IR, MSI, HSI, SAR, LIDAR, TIR), RF signal processing, AI/ML applications, and software-defined radio.
Target Audience
Aethero's primary customers include government and commercial entities involved in space exploration, satellite operations, and remote sensing, who require high-performance computing capabilities in orbit.
Features
- NxN-ECM: Edge Computing Module based on the Nvidia Orin NX or Nano, available in modular, redundant, or distributed configurations.
- NxA-ECM: Upcoming Edge Computing Module based on the Nvidia AGX Orin.
- 0x1-ECM: Upcoming first-generation RISC-V custom silicon for in-sensor computational processing.
- AMATDT (Automated Model Annotation, Training & Deployment Tool): Allows users to customize models for deployment on Aethero ECMs.
- Aether Software: Multi-platform software framework for deployment and management of Aethero ECMs, including multi-modal AI/ML support and API for external data sources.
- Radiation-hardened design to mitigate single-event effects (SEEs) and total ionizing dose (TID) effects.
- Over-the-air (OTA) software updates and fleet management capabilities.
- Support for containerized applications.