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Space Micro Selected as a Winner of the 2011 Small Business Administration (SBA) Tibbetts Awards
Date: Mar 09, 2011
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Featured firm in this article: Space Micro Inc of San Diego, CA



SAN DIEGO, CA -- March 9, 2011 -- Space Micro announced today that it has been selected by the Small Business Administration (SBA) as a winner of the prestigious Tibbetts Awards. The award is in recognition of unique contributions as a model of excellence for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. Individuals and companies selected for these national awards are recognized as having provided outstanding SBIR leadership in each state, region or the nation. Space Micro was represented at the awards ceremony in Washington, DC by CEO David Strobel.

"Space Micro has worked hard to produce several innovative products through the SBIR Program, and has experienced rapid growth over the past several years. The credit goes to our 44 employees who innovative and continue to generate new concepts while delivering space flight electronics systems for NASA and DoD programs," Strobel said.

Space Micro has designed, manufactured and delivered several radiation hardened satellite electronics products for SBIR agencies such as Air Force, NASA, MDA, HSARPA, OSD, Army, Navy, and DTRA. At the ceremony, Space Micro was highlighted by the SBA Administrator, Karen Mills, as on of four "poster child" companies for commercialization success within the SBIR Program. Space Micro has participated in over 60 SBIR Programs and has been recognized for fast growth by the San Diego Business Journal and Inc. magazine.