Space and Beyond: Commercial Technology and the Space-Based Data Chain

Space-based electronics are critical components of the satellites that help us maintain our national defense advantage, and the rise of sensor technology that can gather extreme amounts of data is creating an opportunity to secure this advantage long term. Accomplishing this goal will require space microelectronics that can properly collect,store, process, interpret, and transmit a large amount of information—all while overcoming environmental conditions such as intense electromagnetic radiation and size, weight, and power(SWaP) limitations. This white paper discusses these challenges and explores how commercial technology companies and the aerospace and defense industry are merging their expertise and innovations to help the government organizations meet this moment.