2 days ago · Space Forge have sent a microwave-sized factory into orbit, and have demonstrated that its furnace can be switched on and reach temperatures of around 1,000C.

A company based in the UK has moved a step closer to making orbital manufacturing a reality after successfully activating a furnace aboard its miniature space factory. Space Forge has demonstrated ...

2 days ago · Space Forge has sent a microwave-sized factory into space, demonstrating that its furnace can be switched on and reach temperatures of around 1,000C.Andrew L...

Mar 17, 2025 · The company is hoping to use the near-zero gravity conditions of lowearth orbit to make crystals for use in semiconduc­tors, new types of drugs and metal alloys. The company was dealt a …

Looking forward to the first Tubescreamer with a Space semiconductor! UK company sends factory with 1,000C furnace into space

20 hours ago · A UK-based company has successfully powered up a microwave-sized space factory in orbit, proving it can run a 1,000C furnace to manufacture ultra-pure semiconductor materials in …

1 day ago · One thing that is unclear to me from the article: Is the idea that it will manufacture all of these chips and then both the 'factory' and the resulting materials will return from space, or that the …