What Resilient Computing does

Resilient Computing, LLC is a privately held Bozeman, Montana-based company that develops radiation-tolerant single-board computers for small satellite and deep space missions. Its sole commercial product, the RadPC Hydra Single-Board Computer (RADPC-SBC-100), implements redundant computing cores on a commercial Xilinx Artix-7 200T FPGA (28nm process) using a 32-bit RISC-V architecture. The platform executes a patented three-stage fault management process — automatic detection of single event effects, recovery via redundant cores and proprietary algorithms, and repair through FPGA background partial reconfiguration — that allows developers to treat the SBC as a conventional embedded computer. The company serves spacecraft prime contractors, SmallSat mission planners, and lunar/deep space mission operators, with documented flight heritage across three CubeSat missions, three ISS payloads, a suborbital balloon campaign, and the 2025 Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost Mission 1 lunar lander demonstration.

Resilient Computing generates revenue through direct hardware sales of its single product at $4,727.79 per unit via an e-commerce storefront and direct enterprise sales engagement. Its go-to-market combines a sales-led motion targeting aerospace prime contractors with event-driven demand generation anchored by annual presence at the SmallSat Conference in Logan, Utah, supplemented by LinkedIn presence and earned media from NASA press releases. The company markets itself as a lower-cost, software-friendly alternative to traditional radiation-hardened computing by leveraging commercial-grade FPGA silicon with proprietary recovery algorithms. Customer evidence is thin in the public record: only Firefly Aerospace is named, while remaining sales occur through direct procurement channels to unnamed satellite operators and integrators.

Founded in 2020 as a commercial spin-out from a decade-long Montana State University research program, Resilient Computing has been funded primarily through approximately $15.18 million in cumulative NASA SBIR Phase I/II grants and a 2021 NASA Entrepreneurs' Challenge award. The technology's flight heritage predates the company itself, beginning with suborbital balloon testing in 2014 and progressing through ISS payloads (2017, 2020, 2023) and CubeSat missions (RadSat-g 2018, RadSat-u 2020). The core IP was formally protected by a US patent granted April 23, 2024, and the company transitioned from grant-funded R&D to commercial sales with its August 2024 SmallSat Conference product launch.

Name

Resilient Computing

Legal name

Resilient Computing, LLC

Website

https://resilient-computing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Resilient Computing, LLC is a Bozeman, Montana company that develops radiation-tolerant FPGA-based single-board computers for small satellite and deep space missions, serving spacecraft prime contractors, satellite operators, and mission integrators with its patented RadPC platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Space-grade Single-Board Computers

NAICS

Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (33411)

SIC

Electronic Computers (3571)

akta.pro primary industry

Graphics & Accelerator Cards (GPUs, compute accelerators) (HDACAGAA)

Keywords

• Radiation-tolerant computing
• FPGA-based processors
• Fault-tolerant computers
• Small satellite hardware
• Space-grade single-board computers

Headquarters

HQ city

Bozeman

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hardware Product Sales: The company generates revenue primarily through the sale of its RADPC-SBC-100 RadPC Hydra Single-Board Computer, a radiation-tolerant FPGA-based computing product priced at $4,727.79 per unit. Products are sold directly via the company's e-commerce storefront and through direct sales engagement with spacecraft prime contractors and satellite operators.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Resilient Computing designs and sells the RadPC Hydra Single-Board Computer (RADPC-SBC-100), a radiation-tolerant FPGA-based single-board computer for small satellite and spacecraft applications. The product uses redundant computing cores on a commercial Xilinx Artix-7 200T FPGA with a 32-bit RISC-V architecture, and implements patented automatic fault detection, recovery, and repair procedures to mitigate single event effects (SEEs) caused by cosmic radiation. Unit price is $4,727.79 per board, sold via a direct e-commerce storefront and enterprise sales engagement.

Product overview

Resilient Computing offers a single core product: the RadPC Hydra Single-Board Computer (RADPC-SBC-100), a radiation-tolerant computing solution for small satellite missions. The product implements redundant computing cores on commercial FPGA hardware with patented recovery algorithms that automatically detect, recover, and repair faults caused by space radiation. The technology enables software developers to treat the RadPC SBC as a traditional embedded computer without worrying about single event effects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RadPC: Radiation-Tolerant PC - fault-tolerant computing technology for small satellites that automatically detects, recovers, and repairs faults caused by single event effects (SEEs) using FPGA-based redundant computing cores and patented recovery algorithms.

Products and services

• RADPC-SBC-100 RadPC Hydra Single-Board Computer Radiation-tolerant single-board computer for small satellites that implements redundant computing cores on a Xilinx Artix-7 200T FPGA (28nm process node, -40C to +100C operating temperature, predicted TID rating exceeding 50krad). Uses a 32-bit RISC-V architecture with open-source development tools and custom plug-ins that abstract fault tolerance from the user. Automatically detects, recovers from, and repairs single event effects caused by cosmic radiation through patented three-stage fault management (Detect, Recover, Repair) using FPGA background partial reconfiguration. Priced at $4,727.79 per unit.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% fault recovery rate across 3,000+ injected system faults during suborbital balloon testing
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• NanoAvionics: NanoAvionics delivers small satellite buses and integrated avionics for commercial constellation operators. Comparable as a smallsat platform provider whose mission planners are the same buyers evaluating radiation-tolerant SBCs for onboard compute.
• EnduroSat: EnduroSat builds CubeSat buses and modular satellite subsystems, including onboard computers, for commercial and educational smallsat missions. Comparable as an adjacent smallsat platform provider whose customers may also evaluate RadPC-class fault-tolerant SBCs.

Direct peers

• Vorago Technologies: Vorago Technologies designs and manufactures radiation-hardened ARM-based microcontrollers and single-board computers for space applications. Directly comparable to Resilient Computing in building COTS-derived rad-tolerant SBCs targeting smallsat and spacecraft missions.
• Aitech: Aitech (formerly Aitech Defense Systems) produces space-qualified SBCs, GPGPU-based AI computers, and embedded computing subsystems for LEO and deep-space missions. Comparable to Resilient as a builder of full rad-tolerant SBC systems for satellite integrators.
• Frontier Electronic Systems: Frontier Electronic Systems designs and manufactures radiation-hardened and radiation-tolerant circuit cards and SBCs for spacecraft, including FPGA-based platforms. Comparable as a maker of space-grade rad-tolerant SBCs targeting similar mission customers as RadPC.
• Ramon Space: Ramon Space develops radiation-hardened, high-performance space computing systems and AI processors using proprietary rad-hard-by-design semiconductor technology. Overlaps with Resilient in targeting next-generation fault-tolerant onboard compute for satellites.

Broad incumbents

• Microchip Technology: Microchip Technology (including the legacy Microsemi rad-hard portfolio) offers RTG4 and PolarFire radiation-tolerant FPGAs and processors widely used in spacecraft. Comparable as a supplier of the underlying rad-tolerant silicon ecosystem in which RadPC FPGAs compete.
• Honeywell Aerospace: Honeywell Aerospace manufactures radiation-hardened processors, integrated space avionics, and onboard data systems used across manned and unmanned space missions. Comparable as a large incumbent in radiation-hardened space computing that Resilient's COTS approach seeks to disrupt.
• Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions: Curtiss-Wright's Defense Solutions division supplies space-grade SBCs, DSP modules, and radiation-mitigated subsystems to NASA, DoD, and commercial space primes. Comparable as an incumbent provider of space-grade embedded computing used in the same missions Resilient targets.
• BAE Systems Electronic Systems: BAE Systems provides radiation-hardened electronics, space-grade processors, and spacecraft computing subsystems for national security and civil space programs. Comparable as an established rad-hard computing supplier overlapping with RadPC's target market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/resilient-computing

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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