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Space Forge

GB
commercialFounded 2018
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
www.spaceforge.com
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ForgeStar-0 was developed by Space Forge of Wales as a fully returnable and reusable platform to enable in-space manufacturing.

Mentioned as: Space ForgeTechnical ProductOct 14, 2022Virgin Orbit announces Start Me Up mission from UK

ForgeStar-0 is the first launch of Space Forge’s ForgeStar platform and will test future returns from space technology.

Mentioned as: Space ForgeTechnical ProductOct 14, 2022Virgin Orbit announces Start Me Up mission from UK

ForgeStar-0 will be the first launch of Space Forge’s ForgeStar platform and will test future returns-from-space technology.

Mentioned as: Space ForgeTechnical ProductOct 11, 2022With the manifest complete, Virgin Orbit’s flight hardware is heading to Spaceport Cornwall for the 1st orbital launch from U.K. soil

ForgeStar-0 was developed by Space Forge of Wales as a fully returnable and reusable platform to enable in-space manufacturing.

Mentioned as: Space ForgeTechnical ProductOct 11, 2022With the manifest complete, Virgin Orbit’s flight hardware is heading to Spaceport Cornwall for the 1st orbital launch from U.K. soil

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.

Mentioned as: Space ForgeOrg RelationshipMay 24, 2022Benchmark works with Space Forge to develop reusable engines

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.

Mentioned as: Space ForgeOrg RelationshipMay 24, 2022Press Release: Benchmark Kicks Off European Expansion with Major Propulsion Contract Supporting Space Forge’s Sustainable In-Space Manufacturing Mission

Benchmark Space Systems will work with U.K. startup Space Forge to develop reusable chemical propulsion systems.

Mentioned as: Space ForgeOrg RelationshipMay 24, 2022Benchmark works with Space Forge to develop reusable engines

Space Forge Ltd is a UK start-up developing fully returnable satellites designed for in-space manufacturing of next-generation super materials.

Mentioned as: Space ForgeNarrative GeneralApr 28, 2022Cosmic Shielding To Test Radiation Shielding Tech Aboard Space Forge Satellite In The UK’s 1st Sovereign Launch

Space Forge will use the ForgeStar-0 mission to test key elements of its return technology ahead of a re-entry and landing test on ForgeStar-1 next year.

Mentioned as: Space ForgeOrg RelationshipApr 28, 2022Cosmic Shielding To Test Radiation Shielding Tech Aboard Space Forge Satellite In The UK’s 1st Sovereign Launch

Space Forge is developing the ForgeStar family as a new small class of reusable vehicles that incorporate launch and return to provide in-space infrastructure.

Mentioned as: Space ForgeNarrative GeneralApr 28, 2022Cosmic Shielding To Test Radiation Shielding Tech Aboard Space Forge Satellite In The UK’s 1st Sovereign Launch

Space Forge’s ForgeStar vehicles are designed to be deployed from conventional launchers to provide rapid, reliable, and reusable in-space infrastructure.

Mentioned as: Space ForgeOrg RelationshipMar 9, 2022Virgin Orbit To Launch Space Force’s First Satellite From Spaceport Cornwall

Space Forge is developing fully returnable satellites designed for manufacturing next-generation supermaterials in space.

Mentioned as: Space ForgeNarrative GeneralMar 9, 2022Virgin Orbit To Launch Space Force’s First Satellite From Spaceport Cornwall

Virgin Orbit and Cardiff-based Space Forge signed an agreement to launch the first satellite developed in Wales in summer 2022.

Mentioned as: Space ForgeOrg RelationshipMar 9, 2022Virgin Orbit To Launch Space Force’s First Satellite From Spaceport Cornwall

Space Forge’s inaugural mission will launch the ForgeStar-0 platform for the first time and will test future return-from-space technology.

Mentioned as: Space ForgeNarrative GeneralMar 9, 2022Virgin Orbit To Launch Space Force’s First Satellite From Spaceport Cornwall

AAC Clyde Space received an order from Space Forge to provide space products for a demonstration spacecraft designed to leverage the space environment for production and experiments and capable of performing multiple trips to space.

Mentioned as: Space ForgeOrg RelationshipJan 18, 2022AAC Clyde Space Receives Provisioning Order From Space Forge

AAC Clyde Space previously received an order in December 2020 to contribute to the design of a satellite platform for Space Forge’s production-and-experiments spacecraft.

Mentioned as: Space ForgeTechnical ProductJan 18, 2022AAC Clyde Space Receives Provisioning Order From Space Forge

Type One Ventures and SpaceFund led the seed round announced in July for Space Forge, an in-space manufacturing company based in the United Kingdom.

Mentioned as: Space ForgeTechnical ProductDec 15, 2021Type One Ventures raises investment target

Space Forge is developing a returnable small-class vehicle called ForgeStar that can be deployed from conventional launchers.

Mentioned as: Space ForgeNarrative GeneralNov 1, 2021SpaceForge Unveils New Welsh Facilities For The Development Of Their Returnable, Reusable Smallsat Platform

Space Forge and partners are developing a service that incorporates both launch and return of the ForgeStar vehicle to provide reusable in-space infrastructure.

Mentioned as: Space ForgeNarrative GeneralNov 1, 2021SpaceForge Unveils New Welsh Facilities For The Development Of Their Returnable, Reusable Smallsat Platform

Space Forge’s returnable technologies include ForgeStar 1 and the Aether prediction system for providing accurate satellite and spacecraft re-entry landing locations.

Mentioned as: Space ForgeTechnical ProductNov 1, 2021SpaceForge Unveils New Welsh Facilities For The Development Of Their Returnable, Reusable Smallsat Platform
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