VISION
In 2018, JAXA space engineer and designers of embedded CPU board assembled tags and started as a "JAXA startup".
We will develop inexpensive high performance computer for space, for the realization of such world. For the era when anyone can go to the moon...
PRODUCT
Even using expensive radiation hardened parts don't solve all of your mission problems nor prevents any crashes of your space product, either.
Our products realize both reliability and cost reduction by using technologies accumulated through the international space station.
NEWS
Aug. 18, 2020 Granted for "SERVIS"
Jan. 14, 2020 Selected as "J-TECH STARTUP 2019"
Oct. 31, 2019 Published in Nikkei newspaper
Sep. 25, 2018 Presented at 26th NEDO Pitch event
June 1, 2018 Established Space Cubics, LLC.
May 29, 2018 Received the "JAXA Startup" certificate
VISION
Make it Cheaper
Space-based products have more performance and safety and reliability verification requirements than ground-based products, and their project costs are very high.
Space Cubics is a "JAXA Startup" company to produce a high-reliability computer for satellites or other space products, incorporating techniques accumulated through operations at International Space Station (ISS) by Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Our products are easy to use, ready to use for start-ups and serious space industries. We will significantly reduce the project cost of developing space product.
Make it Easier
Even if you have excellent technology, developing of space product is not easy for companies and organizations without space development experience. Even if companies are interested in space development, there are many cases that they don't know what they should have started with. As a result, they often hesitate to involve in space field at the planning phase. Space Cubics provides total support for space development so that companies interested in space can easily enter space field.
Anyone in Space
Space Cubics makes it easy to enter space development by providing space computer with low-cost and total support, and contributes to increase the private space industry. The goal of Space Cubics is to create a new business by rapidly expanding the need for space as many companies, organizations and even individuals enter space development.
And one day, the hotel will be built on the moon, aiming to realize the era when anyone can go to space.
MEMBER
Yasushi Shoji
Daisuke Sasaki
Daisuke Sasaki
CEO
Software Engineer
He graduated from Salem State Univ., MA, USA in 2000. Since 2002 he has been engaged in developing embedded CPU boards. Making full use of his extensive knowledge and experience, he is in charge of development of comprehensive software for the space drone in 2016.
Daisuke Sasaki
Daisuke Sasaki
Daisuke Sasaki
CTO
LSI Logic Engineer
He has experienced a wide range of design processes in LSI development at domestic semiconductor companies for 11 years since 2001. Since 2013, he has experienced the development of embedded CPU board with LSI designed by himself and has knowledge area up to software.
Masayuki Goto
Daisuke Sasaki
Fumito Morishima
CMO
Space System Engineer
Since 2002 he has engaged in manned space development at JAXA. He is responsible for numerous equipment development projects to be installed in the International Space Station and has development, launch and operation experience in a wide field. He aims for the development of space development from both JAXA and the private company.
Fumito Morishima
Tomohiro Namitsuka
Fumito Morishima
CFO
Sales, Finance Control
From 2000 to 16 years, he was involved in development, sales, marketing and management at an embedded CPU board maker and acquired a wide range of business skills. He also has a business in Southeast Asia and has connections with Asia.
Takuya Sasaki
Tomohiro Namitsuka
Tomohiro Namitsuka
CAO
Software Engineer, Sales
Since 1998 he has been engaged in development of network management system for government offices mainly as software engineer of domestic electric machine maker. As an FAE of embedded CPU board maker since 2013, he has supported the development and mass production of many customers.
Tomohiro Namitsuka
Tomohiro Namitsuka
Tomohiro Namitsuka
CPO
Electronics Engineer
Since 2002, he has engaged in development of many embedded CPU boards. He has a wide range of knowledge and experience from circuit design to mass production of products for industrial applications, which require environmental resistance and reliability, and aims to provide low-cost and reliable spacecraft.
PRODUCT CONCEPT
Cost-saving vs Reliability
Our products reduce your total budget for developing a space product. It is often the case that a project uses cheap single board computers because of the limited budget. But the decision may affect whether your mission succeed or not. Or even using radiation hardened parts don't solve all of your mission problems nor prevents any crashes of your space product, either. Don't you want to increase reliability with low cost?
Fault tolerance
In general, almost all of high-reliability products do not have failure tolerant function. Even if a space-graded high-reliability product is used, it's often the case that the computer is failed by single events in space. If the system will be freezed, you can not fix it from the Earth. On the other hand, our product is built on the idea of recovery from failures and has many failure tolerant functions. For instance, it will handle TMR (Triple modular redundancy) and hot/cold standby replication. The failure tolerant functions detect malfunction caused by radiation effects or software bugs in real-time, then it is recovered to normal state.
Easy of use
Best thing about our product is that all you have to do is to write your mission software and decide your command set, then just forget about everything else. In addition to the failure tolerant function, our products have other useful functions, such as ISS compatible network protocol, TTEthernet and popular middle-ware ROS or cFS. Furthermore, we can custom-design software/CPU board/FPGA as you would like to change.Space Cubics supports the success of your mission.
DEMO VIDEO
Prototype of space graded COTS computer developed by Space Cubics.
This system has particularly following functions;
- Redundant data storage
- Triple Modular Redundancy
- Failure detection and recovery
- Compatibility to space graded communication protocol
- Real-time video distribution
TARGET SPECIFICATION
Basic Specification
Basic Specification
Basic Specification
- On-board CPU/FPGA
- Support cFS/ROS
- Ethernet、UART
- ESD Resistance: over 4kV
- Usage Temperature: -40 - +85 degC
Reliability
Basic Specification
Basic Specification
- ECC Memory
- Data redundancy storage
- Watchdog
- Program consistency check
- Program redundancy
- Command telemetry matching check
- Triple Modular Redundancy
- Physical redundancy configuration
- Over current/Over voltage/Over temperature protection
- Remote update
Safety
Basic Specification
Space Related Design
- Compatible to Requirement of Flammability, Off gas, Sharp edge, Shatterable material material, EMC (SSP 30237 compliant), Battery safety (EP-Form available) and Wire size
- Low voltage, Low current consumption
- No rotating device, No movable device
- Software safety (Only General requirements of CBCS requirement)
- Security function
Space Related Design
Space Related Design
Space Related Design
- No liquid capacitor
- Conformal coating
- ISS "Kibo" Module Ethernet (LEHX) specification compliant
- TTEthernet compatible
Others
Space Related Design
Documents
- Vacuum resistance: 0.13 x 10 ^ (-7) to 1.034 atm
- Structure: HTV, SpaceX, Cygnus launch assumed
Documents
Space Related Design
Documents
- Parts list
- Material list (MIUL)
- Structural analysis report
- Thermal analysis report
- Electrical design specifications
- Derating analysis report
- Equivalent circuit model
- Software design specifications
- Support data of Safety Assessment Report
- FMEA report
- Drawing
- Inspection report
- User manual
- Ethernet packet data
Notice
Since our product is currently under development, specifications may be changed. Please contact us if you have a request because we want to incorporate many user requests.
JOIN OUR TEAM
We are always looking forward to meet people to work with. If you get interested in, please drop us a line via an application form.
Space Cubics was founded by engineers who had been working in space and computer industries. We design and do engineering computers for outer space with our passion, joy, and love.
Some people are specialized in space engineering and some are specialists in computer architecture or digital logic circuit. And others are software hackers. Every engineer is a specialist in their filed. However, we know that even if you are a top-notch engineer in your field, there is a bunch of problems and tasks you can't solve by yourself. That's why we founded our company to tackle the problem we are trying to solve. We strive to pursue self-improvement as engineers and human beings to provide great improvements to our lives.
Space Cubics at the moment is still small and not strong enough to achieve big goals we have in our mind. If you are interested in designing, development or sales of space crafts especially in the field of computer science, communications, propulsion, structures, thermal fluid analysis or system engineering, or bored working on computers for earth environment, or not doing engineering work for various reasons, please drop us a line. We are always interested in a coffee chat with you. If you like criticizing the others without countermeasure, or look down upon the others, we respectfully request you, with excellent skills and career, to refrain from applying.
Full-time Position/Internship
Software Engineer
- Low layer development including OS porting and device drivers
- Design and Development for Space Application and Communication Protocol
- Test Environment Development
Future Positions
Hardware Engineer
Communication Engineer
Hardware Engineer
FPGA Engineer
Communication Engineer
Hardware Engineer
Communication Engineer
Communication Engineer
Communication Engineer
Structural Engineer
Thermal Fluid Engineer
Communication Engineer
Propulsion Engineer
Thermal Fluid Engineer
Thermal Fluid Engineer
Thermal Fluid Engineer
Thermal Fluid Engineer
Thermal Fluid Engineer
System Engineer
System Engineer
System Engineer
Sales
System Engineer
System Engineer
Finance
System Engineer
Finance
Application Form
NEWS
Aug. 18, 2020
Granted for "SERVIS", Space Environment Reliability Verification Integrated System, by METI with SPACE ONE Co., Ltd. We will validate our space computer and bus system in space to establish a low-cost CubeSat platform that anyone can use.
Jan. 14, 2020
Selected as "J-TECH STARTUP 2019" as one of typical technology start-up company of Japan.
Our representative will attend the award ceremony on Feb. 26th, 2020.
Oct. 31, 2019
Published our space computer in Nikkei newspaper with a caption saying "A Space Entrepreneur"
https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO51692990R01C19A1X11000/
Sep. 25, 2018
Presented at 26th NEDO Pitch event
June 1, 2018
Established Space Cubics, LLC. It is the first JAXA startup company co-founded by members of JAXA staff and private companies.
May 29, 2018
Received the "JAXA Startup" certificate from Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
COMPANY INFORMATION
Space Cubics, LLC.
Venture Square 301, 2-1, Higashi 3 Minani, Chuo-Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0053, JP
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