This company is sending a factory into space to make materials for semiconductors

UK-based Space Forge wants to create ultra-high-quality crystals in space for the manufacture of semiconductors back on Earth.

Nitride Global to Partner on NASA Phase 2 Contract to Grow Aluminum Nitride Crystals in Space

Industry leaders team up to develop next-generation crystal growth capability WICHITA, KS, UNITED STATES, February 15, ...
Purdue University

In-space manufacturing, quantum projects part of all-Boilermaker suborbital spaceflight

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University is expanding the scientific footprint of 2027’s all-Boilermaker suborbital flight mission with the addition of onboard autonomous experiments in quantum ...
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Varda says it has proven space manufacturing works — now it wants to make it boring

When Will Bruey talks about the future, the timelines are shorter than most might imagine. The Varda Space Industries CEO predicts that within 10 years, someone could stand at a landing site and watch ...
GovCon Wire

CesiumAstro Secures $200M EXIM Financing for US Space Manufacturing Expansion

CesiumAstro, a space and defense communications systems and satellites company, has received $200 million in financing from the Export-Import Bank of the United States, or EXIM, in partnership with ...
The Robot Report

What the SpaceX acquisition of xAI means for industrial robotics

The consolidation of SpaceX and xAI could lead to more adaptive use of robots, data, and AI in manufacturing, says Flexxbotics' CEO.
Aviation Week

NASA Seeks In-Space Manufacturing Ideas

NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps using a 3D printer on the International Space Station. Credit: NASA NASA is reaching out to industry for ideas on in-space manufacturing (ISM) that could support future ...