Space Forge is a British aerospace manufacturing company headquartered in Cardiff, Wales, focused on developing reusable in-orbit fabrication capabilities. It aims to leverage the unique conditions of space, like microgravity and vacuum, to manufacture advanced materials such as semiconductors and alloys that are impossible or difficult to produce on Earth. Their primary product is the ForgeStar, a returnable satellite platform designed for in-space manufacturing, with partnerships including Northrop Grumman and Voyager Space to advance these capabilities. Associated keywords: in-space manufacturing, microgravity, returnable satellites, ForgeStar, advanced materials.
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Space Forge is a U.K.-based company developing reusable satellites for on-orbit manufacturing and announced plans to establish U.S. operations in 2023.
Southern Launch signed a memorandum of understanding with UK-based Space Forge to use the Koonibba Test Range as a re-entry point for Space Forge spacecraft.
Space Forge announced plans in April to select a U.S. site for manufacturing ForgeStar satellites and payloads for U.S. customers.
Space Forge is developing the ForgeStar, a small-class vehicle designed for both launch and return that can be deployed from conventional launchers to provide rapid, reliable, and reusable in-space infrastructure.
Space Forge will launch the ForgeStar-1A satellite later 2023 to prove their re-entry capabilities.
Southern Launch and Space Forge will collaborate under the MoU over the coming months and aim to announce a joint mission before the end of the year.
Space Forge will launch the ForgeStar-1A satellite later 2023 to demonstrate its re-entry capabilities.
Space Forge is developing the ForgeStar™ vehicle class to enable launch and return operations and provide reusable in-space infrastructure.
Space Forge is seeking a U.S. location to manufacture ForgeStar satellites and payloads for U.S. customers.
Space Forge announced plans on 2023-04-19 to expand its U.S. presence to include manufacturing.
Space Forge raised $10,200,000 in 2021 to support its plan to operate ForgeStar.
Space Forge is a UK-based company developing a reusable demonstration spacecraft called ForgeStar-1 for production and experiments in the space environment.
AAC Clyde Space received a EUR 234,000 order from UK-based Space Forge to provide space products for a demonstration spacecraft.
The Start Me Up manifest included ForgeStar-0 developed by Space Forge as a fully returnable and reusable platform to enable in-space manufacturing.
ForgeStar-0 was developed by Space Forge of Wales as a fully returnable and reusable platform to enable in-space manufacturing.
ForgeStar-0 is the first launch of Space Forge’s ForgeStar platform and will test future returns from space technology.
ForgeStar-0 will be the first launch of Space Forge’s ForgeStar platform and will test future returns-from-space technology.
ForgeStar-0 was developed by Space Forge of Wales as a fully returnable and reusable platform to enable in-space manufacturing.
Benchmark Space Systems plans to begin producing and shipping propulsion systems to Space Forge in Cardiff, Wales and to other customers throughout the European region later in 2022.
Benchmark Space Systems will provide propulsion for ForgeStar-1, Space Forge’s first in-space manufacturing and return demonstration, under a contract announced 2022-05-24.