Type One Ventures participated in/led investment into Space Forge (European space startup) — Type One is named as an investor in the round supporting Space Forge's growth and in-space manufacturing activities.
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Type One Ventures supplies investment capital to Space Forge and led its seed round (Europe's largest for any space company at the time) for in-space manufacturing of high-value materials to be returned to Earth (Post-Seed stage, ~2021).
Benchmark Space Systems won a contract to provide propulsion systems for Space Forge missions in support of the company’s in‑space manufacturing vehicles; Benchmark described bringing flight‑proven propulsion to the European market to enable Space Forge’s returnable in‑space manufacturing missions.
SpaceX provided launch services for Space Forge's ForgeStar-1 on the Transporter-14 rideshare mission aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in June 2025.
Virgin Orbit provided launch services for Space Forge's ForgeStar-0 demonstration satellite on its inaugural UK mission from Spaceport Cornwall in January 2023.
AAC Clyde Space was commissioned by Space Forge to design the satellite platform for the ForgeStar series, enabling in-orbit manufacturing operations.
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Space Forge customers & supported companies
Intuitive Machines— mission user / customer (reentry services & payload user)Tell me more
Space Forge is a named customer/mission user in the Intuitive Machines partnership program to develop a dedicated commercial reentry vehicle and related services; Space Forge intends to use these reentry capabilities to return manufactured payloads from orbit (Space Forge will be a user/customer of the reentry capability).
Space Forge supplies in-space manufacturing capabilities and technology to Sierra Space via MoU/agreement to support semiconductor development using Sierra's DreamChaser and space station infrastructure.
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Space Forge program partners
Sierra Space— MoU / platform partner (enabler) · strategic partner2 connectionsTell me more
Sierra Space signed agreements (MoU framework) referenced by Space Forge to enable collaboration on payload logistics and integration for orbital manufacturing (Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser and space station technology are identified as potential platforms enabling Space Forge payload operations).
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Sierra Space signed an MoU and subsequent agreement with Space Forge to examine and support the use of its technology (including DreamChaser and space station elements) for semiconductor development and in-space manufacturing in space.
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Intuitive Machines— program partner · program partner / reentry vehicle development (enabler) · 2 more roles4 connectionsTell me more
Intuitive Machines partners with Space Forge on the Zephyr autonomous Earth reentry vehicle to enable space-based semiconductor manufacturing and safe return of materials (partnership announced 2025, supported by Texas Space Commission grant).
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Intuitive Machines is partnering with Space Forge Inc. to develop a dedicated commercial reentry vehicle and orbital/reentry capability; the program will support Space Forge’s advanced manufacturing payloads and reentry needs in the U.S. market (enables Space Forge's return/reentry capability).
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Intuitive Machines entered a strategic partnership with Space Forge in 2025 to integrate its semiconductor manufacturing payload into Intuitive Machines missions to advance U.S. space-based semiconductor manufacturing.
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Intuitive Machines partnered with Space Forge to provide reentry/return capability and related mission services so Space Forge can perform in‑orbit semiconductor production and return substrates to Earth using Intuitive Machines' reentry technology and mission operations.
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United Semiconductors LLC— program partner · program partner / supplier of wafer processing expertise · 4 more roles6 connectionsTell me more
United Semiconductors partnered with Space Forge in September 2025 via MoU to develop the supply chain for space-grown materials and design space-based semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
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United Semiconductors LLC is partnering with Space Forge Inc.; United Semiconductors will contribute terrestrial crystal growth, wafer processing and test expertise while Space Forge designs deposition equipment for the ForgeStar platform — United Semiconductors supplies critical wafer processing and crystal growth capability to enable Space Forge's space‑grown materials supply chain.
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United Semiconductors LLC will supply proven crystal growth processes, design specialized equipment and perform wafer processing and testing to Space Forge as part of their MoU to develop an in-space materials supply chain and manufacturing capability (joint projects expected following the MoU).
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Space Forge Inc. will design and develop advanced materials deposition processes and equipment compatible with its ForgeStar platform and work with United Semiconductors to transfer space‑grown materials for wafer processing and testing; Space Forge supplies microgravity materials deposition capability to United Semiconductors as part of a joint supply‑chain development.
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Space Forge partners with USLLC to develop the supply chain for space-grown semiconductor materials targeting quantum computing applications (announced September 2025).
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Space Forge and United Semiconductors entered an MoU/partnership under which Space Forge will design deposition processes and in-space manufacturing integration, providing systems-level ForgeStar platform capabilities that enable United Semiconductors' space-compatible equipment and processes.
Cosmic Shielding supplied Plasteel composite samples for testing aboard Space Forge's ForgeStar-0 satellite in the UK's first sovereign launch (agreement announced 2022, launch via Virgin Orbit).
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Cosmic Shielding partnered with Space Forge to test the survivability of its 'Plasteel' composite radiation shield material on the ForgeStar-0 mission.
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