If you want to manufacture in space—and bring the products back again—there’s a limited set of options: Wait to go to the International Space Station, or partner with a handful of start-ups launching spacecraft that spend time in orbit before they return to Earth. But the vehicle that goes to space and comes back to […]
Besxar wants to turn the frequent flights of Falcon 9 propellants into a platform to manufacture semiconductor materials in orbit, taking advantage of the space vacuum to reduce the pollution caused by land-based factories.