Cosmic Shielding Corporation enables the use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) electronics in space by providing radiation-protective enclosures and shields made from its proprietary Plasteel® material. The company's technology reduces radiation-induced errors by up to 10x and extends mission lifetimes up to 7x, allowing high-performance hardware like NVIDIA GPUs to operate reliably in orbit. Plasteel® shields are customizable for various form factors and have been validated through testing at CERN and on the International Space Station.
Funding
$5.1M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Spacecraft designers face a critical trade-off between using radiation-hardened components, which are expensive and underpowered, and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) electronics, which are powerful but highly susceptible to radiation-induced errors and failures in orbit. This limits the performance and capability of space missions while driving up costs and development timelines.
Solution
Cosmic Shielding Corporation provides radiation-protected solutions built on its proprietary Plasteel® technology, enabling the reliable use of COTS hardware in space. The company offers a range of products, from ready-to-integrate VPX enclosures and NVMe shields to fully custom designs, all of which protect GPUs, storage, sensors, and other electronics from the harsh space radiation environment. Plasteel® significantly reduces single event effects (SEE) and extends mission life, allowing teams to deploy high-performance, off-the-shelf hardware without redesigning their system architecture. This approach cuts lead times, reduces mass, and delivers substantial cost savings compared to traditional rad-hard systems.
Target Audience
Primary customers are satellite manufacturers, defense contractors, and space agencies seeking to deploy high-performance COTS electronics, including AI-capable GPUs, FPGAs, and sensors, in orbit for Earth observation, communications, and in-space autonomy applications.
Features
- Plasteel® material reduces radiation-induced single event effects by up to 10x compared to aluminum shielding
- Extends mission lifetime of COTS components like the NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX by up to 7x in LEO, MEO, GEO, and deep space environments
- Reduces required shielding mass by up to 60% compared to aluminum for equivalent protection
- Offers customizable geometries and form factors through 3D printing, injection molding, and machining
- Provides full system recoverability after radiation exposure, unlike unshielded systems that become irrecoverable
- Validated through testing at world-class facilities including CERN, HIMAC, and TRIUMF, and flown on missions with NASA and the ISS