Space Forge: making the world's first returnable and resuable space factory
Space Forge are building the world's first returnable, reusable, satellite - with the aim of creating factories in space. These factories would be used to make materials we can't make on earth, with much lower carbon emissions than planet-side manufacturing.
When @Virgin Orbit's Cosmic Girl took off from @AerohubCoUk in January, carrying the Launcher One rocket, Space Forge''s ForgeStar-0 was be on board. But an anomoly with the rocket means the company weren't able to test the key elements of its re-entry technology. Subscribe to our channel for more on their story.
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