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'A completely new manufacturing frontier': Space Forge fires up 1st commercial semiconductor factory in space

Such experiments have previously only been conducted aboard the International Space Station.

Space · Jan 11

UK company shoots a 1,000-degree furnace into space to study off-world chip manufacturing — semiconductors made in space could be 'up to 4,000 times purer' than Earthly equivalents

British startup Space Forge has just successfully turned on its first in-orbit furnace, reaching 1,000 degrees Celsius in space. This is a crucial first step for the company in studying the feasibility of manufacturing chips in space.

Tom’s Hardware · Dec 31, 2025

Could they be the next Arm? Space Forge innovative nursery-in-the-stars could spell new generations of super materials and yes, sky’s the limit

Budding British tech startup could help bring to life ultra-high quality semiconductors

TechRadar · Jul 20, 2025

SpaceX could launch this wild, origami-inspired folding heat shield later this year

A private company has plans to test a revolutionary new heat shield that folds and unfolds like origami, and it could conduct a test flight aboard a SpaceX rocket later this year.

Space · May 30, 2023

UK now seen as ‘toxic’ for satellite launches, MPs told

After Virgin Orbit’s failed mission, Commons committee hears complaints about regulator

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2023

Company behind first ever Welsh satellite 'devastated' after historic Virgin Orbit launch fails

The Virgin Orbit launch was set to make British space history but didn't go to plan

Wales Online · Jan 11, 2023

"We do these things not because they are easy but because they are hard" - Space Forge speaks of UK space race failure

An attempt to make British space history by launching a rocket into orbit from UK soil suffered an “anomaly” during the flight

Birmingham Post · Jan 10, 2023

Wales' first satellite set to blast off as part of UK's first rocket launch

ForgeStar-0, made by Cardiff-based Space Forge, will be sent into space today as part of the UK's first orbital rocket launch

Birmingham Post · Jan 9, 2023

Wales' first-ever satellite set to be blasted into space within weeks

The company behind the ForgeStar-0 wants to use outer space to transform manufacturing and lead a 'clean industrial revolution'

Wales Online · Oct 25, 2022

Wales' first satellite ready for UK space launch

ForgeStar-0 will launch this November with Virgin Orbit from Spaceport Cornwall

Birmingham Post · Oct 20, 2022