Space Forge

Andrew Bacon, CTO & Co-Founder, joined researchers and industry at Atlantic Space Hub on Santa Maria, or 'Space Island'. The focus wasn't getting to orbit. It was what orbit enables: new materials, advances in human health and the future of manufacturing.

Backing deep tech takes conviction. Back in 2020, the Bristol Private Equity Club backed Space Forge when our vision was just getting started. Six years on, we're grateful to everyone who believed in what we were building. Read more in @Telegraph 👉 telegraph.pulse.ly/vkhf0duytp

CTO & Co-Founder Andrew Bacon is heading to Santa Maria tomorrow, for the Atlantic Space Hub to discuss why return is the capability that unlocks commercial in-space manufacturing. @portugalspace

@TheKarmanLineUK new episode: CTO and co-founder, Andrew Bacon, and Dr Alice Bunn OBE unpack why microgravity is changing advanced materials, what makes return the missing piece, and why commercial in-space manufacturing is closer than most people think. thekarmanline.pulse.ly/vwwqlgpdjx

"The last thing I want to introduce is a human into my manufacturing process." Space Forge CEO and Co-founder, Joshua Western in an @IMechE feature on the hurdles and opportunities facing UK in-orbit manufacturing. The current state of play in UK ISAM👇🏼 imeche.pulse.ly/sxqlwgpyjn

Space-based manufacturing is moving from science fiction to industrial reality. Xenon Lab explores how Space Forge is using the conditions of space to create next-generation semiconductor materials, and the challenge of bringing them back to Earth. 🔗 youtube.pulse.ly/qbjjbeacio

Thanks to Gilles Bailet, University of Glasgow for the photo.

Everyone talks about launch. We talk about coming home. 📸 CTO & Co-Founder Andrew Bacon shares the latest ForgeStar®-1 results at the 23rd International Planetary Probe Workshop with the experts making return from space possible.

We're hiring a Mixed Signal Electronics Design Engineer to build the hardware behind our ForgeStar® missions. 📍 Cardiff | Hybrid Apply by 2nd of July 👇 workable.pulse.ly/fbrq6tzzbk

As Space Forge continues to grow its presence in Portugal, we're excited to have Bruno Carvalho leading the charge as MD of Space Forge Portugal. Attending the New Atlantic Space Summit, he'll join discussions on the future of the Atlantic region as a hub for space activity.

With ForgeStar®-1 we proved we could create and control the conditions needed to grow next-gen semiconductor materials in orbit. The next step is bringing those materials home with Pridwen 🔗 businessnewswales.pulse.ly/nhtob1hb0h @esa @spacegovuk @WalesBusiness

It’s my birthday and I’ve got science to do 🎂 One year ago, ForgeStar®-1 reached orbit. Since then, it’s generated plasma in space - proving the conditions needed for semiconductor manufacturing. Not bad for a one-year-old. The cake is still under review.

The Atlantic is more than an ocean, it's becoming infrastructure. Bruno Carvalho, Managing Director of Space Forge Portugal, is joining @portugalspace's New Atlantic Space Summit discussing the region's role in launch and in-space manufacturing. 🔗 newspaceatlanticsummit.pulse.ly/0erwouvhmu

Southampton Space Photonics Day | 23rd June | Highfield Campus, @unisouthampton. Featuring a keynote speech from Space Forge CEO and Co-Founder Joshua Western. Register 🔗 eventbrite.pulse.ly/8ranmhjnov

With £10m from ESA's GSTP, funded through the @spacegovuk, we're bringing Pridwen to commercial readiness and proving the missing link between manufacturing in orbit and delivery on Earth. @Via_Satellite 🔗 satellitetoday.pulse.ly/hjbuygovyd @esa

Tomorrow at the UK Global R&D and Science Investment Summit. Joshua Western joins an expert panel to explore how British innovation is shaping the future of the semiconductor sector. 🗓 13:00, June 9 📍@royalsociety, London 🔗 luma.pulse.ly/jhsdgxrbng

Space Forge Co-Founder & CTO Andrew Bacon joined children from Acorns Nurseries, for an afternoon of space engineering, orbit talk and very important propulsion testing. Future STEM careers may have been accidentally launched in the process. Thanks to the group for having us.

Something exciting is happening in Portugal. Interviewed by @ECO_PT, Lewis D’Ambra explains why investment in space infrastructure, engineering talent and access to EU markets are helping build long-term semiconductor manufacturing capability. 👉 sapo.pulse.ly/58dk6ikzgw

Alastair McGibbon joins Maria Varmazis on Deep Space from N2K, to talk about why microgravity matters, what it unlocks for advanced materials, and why manufacturing in orbit is starting to look a lot more industrial. Listen in 🎧 megaphone.pulse.ly/zs3qvrykig @N2Knetworks

Our Space Forge team have been back in Portugal discussing European autonomy in space, from launch and return capability to strengthening industrial resilience across the continent. Thanks to @SatAppsCatapult for the support 👇