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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

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

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

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SpaceX launches UK satellite to create semiconductors in low Earth orbit — sub-zero temps and vacuum of space could advance AI data centers and quantum computing

A satellite designed to produce semiconductors in space has reached low-Earth orbit, launching on a SpaceX rideshare mission. ForgeStar-1 from Space Forge seeks to be a proof of concept to prove that fabrication in space is possible and scalable.

Tom’s Hardware

Space Forge to pioneer semiconductor manufacturing in space with first satellite launch in 2025

Space Forge has secured record Series A funding that will fuel the launch of manufacturing satellites that can make materials impossible to produce on Earth.

Tom’s Hardware

Can we solve the satellite air pollution problem? Here are 4 possible fixes

New technologies including recoverable satellites and in-orbit space debris recycling could help solve the satellite air pollution problem and prevent a new ecological crisis in the future.

Space

NATO Utilizes $1.1 Billion Fund On Robots, AI, And Space Innovations

NATO has already awarded the first tranche from its $1.1 billion funding to four companies.

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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

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

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

"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

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

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

Wales' first satellite ready for UK space launch

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

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Rocket arrives ahead of first ever space mission launched from UK

The LauncherOne will likely be sent into space from Cornwall in December as part of a historical journey

Birmingham Post

All about the Virgin Orbit space launch from Cornwall that's just weeks away

The mission signifies a giant leap for Cornwall's ambitions to be ahead of the UK space race (Updated January 2023)

Birmingham Post

Spaceport Cornwall seeks legal advice ahead of first UK launch

Law firm Foot Anstey has advised the consortium ahead of the launch of the UK's first satellite this summer

Birmingham Post

Space jobs in Wales more than double as sector employment grows across the UK

The first satellite developed in Wales is due launch this summer in a historic moment for the UK space industry

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Birmingham Post

First Welsh satellite to be launched from Spaceport Cornwall in summer 2022

Cardiff start-up Space Forge set to launch from Newquay after signing deal with Virgin Orbit

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