UK company sends factory with 1,000C furnace into space - BBC
Dec 31, 2025 · 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.
Startup Satellite Hits 1,800 Degrees, Cooks Up Plasma in ...
Jan 2, 2026 · Space Forge successfully activated the manufacturing furnace on board its first satellite, ForgeStar-1, reaching temperatures of 1,830 degrees Fahrenheit (1,000 degrees Celsius) in low …
A microwave-sized factory is now running in space and can hit ...
Jan 1, 2026 · Space Forge successfully powered up a microwave-sized factory in orbit, demonstrating that its furnace can reach temperatures approaching 1,000 °C.
A microwave-sized factory is running in space and hits 1,000°C
A microwave-sized factory is quietly running hundreds of kilometres above Earth, heating a tiny furnace to 1,000°C and turning weightlessness into an industrial asset.
UK company shoots a 1,000-degree furnace into space to study ...
Dec 31, 2025 · A team from Cardiff, Wales, is experimenting with the feasibility of building semiconductors in space, and its most recent success is another step forward towards its goal.
Space Forge Ignites Orbital Furnace, Hits 1,000°C Milestone ...
Dec 31, 2025 · CARDIFF, Wales — Space Forge has successfully activated the manufacturing furnace aboard its ForgeStar-1 satellite, generating plasma and reaching a temperature of 1,000°C in Low …
Space Forge Demonstrates Orbital Factory Furnace As In-Space ...
Dec 31, 2025 · A Cardiff-based startup has switched on a working furnace inside a factory orbiting hundreds of kilometres above Earth, marking a step toward manufacturing semiconductor materials …