United States · Orbital compute technology demonstration
This project focuses on testing computing technology in orbit.
Deimos launched on August 16, 2024 carrying Aethero’s NxN-ECM with NVIDIA Jetson Orin technology. Its launch release described an 18-month mission of software updates, onboard inference and edge training. Aethero’s undated platform page now retrospectively reports validation of those activities. Test dates, detailed benchmarks and current spacecraft health remain unconfirmed. Cosmic Shielding adapted protection for the module. Deimos is separate from Phobos and planned Titan.
Aethero · Historical launch; current status unconfirmed
Scope: Enabling research · A named program validates computing hardware, software or infrastructure. No shared service platform is established.
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Operator-advertised performance with no arithmetic precision or benchmark method disclosed. Launch and initial contact do not prove that sustained rate was measured in orbit, nor that the hardware remains active today.
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Primary source ↗Figures retain their disclosed units and scope. Launched hardware does not establish demonstrated performance; targets may change. Not disclosed means no figure in the reviewed sources.
NVIDIA Jetson Orin technology in the NxN-ECM computer carried by Deimos.
Named deployed technology only. A direct NVIDIA agreement, detailed processor variant, unit quantity, legal buyer and price are not disclosed.
Announced 16 Aug 2024 · Evidence checked 26 Sept 2026
Aethero reports Deimos launch and initial contact (opens in a new tab)Transporter-11 launch service used for Deimos on August 16, 2024.
Delivered launch-provider role; direct purchasing entity, intermediary, award date and price are not established. The date is the launch announcement.
Announced 16 Aug 2024 · Evidence checked 26 Sept 2026
Aethero reports Deimos launch and initial contact (opens in a new tab)Antmicro co-developed the NxN module used by Deimos and the upgraded NxN/Jetson Orin NX Super module fitted to Phobos, alongside developing NxA hardware and full-stack integration, testing and remote-update tools.
One evolving partnership first announced July 15, 2024. The March 24, 2026 supplier release explicitly names Deimos and Phobos and describes their respective NxN hardware. Buyer, paid order value and procurement terms remain undisclosed. NxA variants and the unnamed later 2026 mission are prospective; no exact Titan allocation or measured orbital TOPS is inferred.
Announced 15 Jul 2024 · Evidence checked 27 Sept 2026
Antmicro supports Aethero next-gen space computers NxN and NxA with full-stack development around NVIDIA Jetson Orin and Jetson Thor edge AI platforms (opens in a new tab)Cosmic Shielding adapted conformal radiation protection to the NxN-ECM for the named Deimos demonstrator.
Named joint development and mission allocation, with no disclosed purchasing entity or monetary value. The announcement does not establish independently measured in-orbit shielding performance.
Announced 8 Jul 2024 · Evidence checked 26 Sept 2026
Cosmic Shielding adapts protection for Aethero Deimos (opens in a new tab)Manual review 28 Oct 2026. Compared the launch release and current operator platform account. The latter retrospectively reports validation without experiment dates or quantitative results. Present spacecraft health and commercial service availability remain unconfirmed. Primary body last observed 23 Oct, 00:39 UTC. Source monitoring: ongoing. Source collection and substantive profile review are separate checks. Plans and dates may change.
Aethero Deimos launch and initial-contact release (opens in a new tab)Verified announcements and milestones linked to this project, newest first.
Aethero’s undated platform page lists Bandwagon-6 in Q2 2027 for Titan, while other Aethero pages retain Transporter-19 in Q1 2027. Separately, it retrospectively reports that Deimos validated software updates, onboard inference and edge training. It supplies no experiment dates or quantitative results.
Antmicro describes the customized NxN module flown on Deimos and the upgraded Jetson Orin NX Super module fitted to Phobos before its launch. The supplier also details development and integration of future NxA configurations. This expands the documented scope of the partnership announced in 2024; no contract price or legal purchasing party is disclosed.
Aethero reported Transporter-11 launch and commencement of commissioning, with an 18-month mission planned.
On 15 July 2024, Aethero and Antmicro announced a strategic partnership to develop space-rated modular edge computers using open hardware and software. The release described NxN hardware development, custom operating systems, remote updates and simulation tools. Antmicro’s separate March 2026 release later identified the partnership’s hardware roles on Deimos and Phobos.
Cosmic Shielding adapted conformal protection for the NxN module; the early July launch expectation was later superseded by the August launch.
