
The Ibeos founder built the unglamorous electronics that keep ambitious spacecraft useful. An Air Force research program, a 40-watt space computer and a 2026 acquisition reveal his practical theory of innovation: listen closely, shrink the hardware and earn the right to fly.
The Virginia spacecraft supplier spent 13 years turning radiation-tolerant power, batteries and computers into configurable products. Its March 2026 sale to Trident shows what happens when a small engineering shop makes the least glamorous parts of a satellite easier to buy.