FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Dayton, OH, November 11, 2026: The MMEC and the NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate’s High Performance Spaceflight Computing project (HPSC) has announced the signing of a non reimbursable Space Act Agreement (SAA) to establish a framework for collaboration focused on advancing high performance computing technologies for future space and national security applications.
The agreement formalizes a shared commitment between MMEC’s national network of industry, academic, and government partners and NASA efforts. Designed to explore the adoption and development of capabilities utilizing NASA-developed processors and associated technologies, this collaboration will focus on moving advanced microelectronics into real-world mission and use-case environments.
“Space systems increasingly depend on powerful, and resilient microelectronics,” said Dr. Matt Casto, CEO of MMEC. “This agreement creates another pathway for MMEC and its members to contribute to technologies that will shape the future of space computing while strengthening the domestic innovation and manufacturing ecosystem.”
Under the SAA, MMEC and NASA intend to collaborate by supporting the development and adoption of HPSC technologies. NASA will provide technical insight and support related to HPSC-series processors and the associated ecosystem while helping facilitate technical discussions, industry connections, market analysis, and technology road mapping. MMEC will work to promote information and access to NASA HPSC technologies across its ecosystem while leveraging MMEC’s DESIGN, CONNECT, and IP Repository to accelerate technology transition and to pursue joint research, development, prototyping, and testing across the HPSC ecosystem.
This agreement builds on MMEC’s broader mission to accelerate microelectronics innovation by establishing a framework for continued partnership while enabling both organizations to explore future opportunities for deeper collaboration, investment, and program execution.
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