Mercury Systems is a technology company serving the aerospace and defense industries, acting as a manufacturer of open architecture computer hardware and software. They provide secure embedded processing modules, avionics mission computers, rugged servers, and trusted microelectronics for space applications. Mercury Systems has over 40 years of experience developing innovative, space-qualified products, including RF and microwave components, and solid-state data recorders, partnering with organizations like NASA and BlueHalo (for U.S. Space Force programs). Their products are utilized in satellite communications, launch vehicles, and programs like the Mars Rovers and EMIT.
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SNAP-50/SPUR was envisioned for launch on a Saturn IB and for planetary missions including Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn orbiters, and a solar probe.
Houston-based Mercury Fund led Venus Aerospace’s Series B round.
Mercury Fund led Venus Aerospace’s $91 million Series B round.
Mercury Systems, Crane Aerospace and Electronics, API Technologies, and Teledyne Technologies are primary U.S. suppliers of RF and microwave components.
Intella is a deep-tech company building Mercury, a mission intelligence platform for satellite fleet operations.
Mercury sits above existing operations stacks to automate routine monitoring and reduce operator decision load.
Mercury handles nominal satellite operations in the background while surfacing only what requires human attention.
BepiColombo reached Mercury orbit after seven years of travel.
MESSENGER observations showed that water ice can remain stable for very long periods in Mercury’s permanently shadowed polar craters.
L3Harris selected Mercury Systems’ highest-capacity radiation-tolerant solid-state data recorder to date for the Tranche 3 mission.
Mercury Systems is increasing manufacturing capacity to meet the Space Development Agency’s speed-to-orbit delivery timelines.
Mercury Systems’ Tranche 3 solid-state data recorder is engineered to survive the radiation environment of low-Earth orbit while providing high-speed data integrity for real-time missile warning and fire-control missions.
Mercury Systems’ Tranche 3 solid-state data recorder uses a 3U VPX form factor.
On April 2, 2026, Mercury Systems was awarded a contract by L3Harris Technologies to supply advanced solid-state data recorders for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 3 Tracking Layer constellation.
The Manned Astronomical Research Station mockup was 28 feet tall including the Mercury-style re-entry capsule mockup beneath it.
Project Mercury began in October 1958 as NASA’s first human spaceflight program.
Alan Shepard flew a suborbital Mercury flight on May 5, 1961 in the Freedom 7 capsule.
McDonnell Aircraft produced the Mercury capsules used in NASA's Project Mercury.
The Mercury program flew six astronauts in total and continued until 1963.
John Glenn performed the first American orbital Mercury flight on February 20, 1962 in the Friendship 7 capsule.