Manufacturing
the Impossible
in Orbit
SpaceForge operates orbital factories in low Earth orbit, producing semiconductor crystals, ZBLAN fiber optics, and pharmaceutical compounds that defy the limits of Earth-based manufacturing.
Built in Space.
Impossible on Earth.
Microgravity removes the constraints that limit terrestrial manufacturing — enabling material purities and structures physically unachievable under gravity.
Optical Communications
ZBLAN Fiber Optics
Fluoride glass fiber produced in microgravity achieves 100× lower signal loss than silica fiber — enabling quantum communication networks and ultra-long-haul data transmission.
Electronics & Photonics
Semiconductor Crystals
99.997% purity
Pharmaceutical R&D
Protein Crystallography
12 active compounds
Reusable Orbital Factory
The ForgeSat Platform
Our autonomous orbital manufacturing platform flies to LEO, manufactures materials in microgravity, and returns product via precision reentry capsule — no astronauts required. Fully reusable.
Full Technical BriefA Market That
Can't Wait for Earth.
The global advanced materials market demands what only microgravity can deliver. SpaceForge is first to commercial scale.
Addressable Market
Global advanced materials by 2040
Material Purity Gain
vs. best Earth-based processes
Crystal Purity
GaAs semiconductor grade
Active Missions
ForgeSat-1, 2 & Test Bed
Milestone Timeline
2021 → 2026Founded
Seed round from Seraphim Space & Entrepreneur First
ForgeSat-0 Test
First reentry capsule recovery — ZBLAN samples returned
Series A — $28M
Led by Airbus Ventures, NASA SBIR Phase II awarded
ForgeSat-1 Launch
Commercial production mission — 14-day orbit cycle
Series B Open
Scaling to constellation — $80M target
Series B — $80M Target
Scaling ForgeSat constellation to 8 vehicles by 2028
From Launch to
Lab in 14 Days.
SpaceForge's fully autonomous orbital factory completes a full manufacturing cycle — launch, production, reentry, delivery — in under two weeks. No astronauts. No compromises.
- 01
Launch & Deploy
ForgeSat launches as a secondary payload on Rocket Lab Electron or SpaceX Rideshare. Deployed to 400–500km LEO within 48 hours.
- 02
Orbital Manufacturing
Autonomous systems activate furnaces and reactors in the microgravity environment. Materials form over 7–14 days with no convection or sedimentation.
- 03
Precision Reentry
The reentry capsule separates and performs a deorbit burn. Parachute-assisted landing in a designated recovery zone — no ocean splashdown, no astronauts.
- 04
Product Delivery
Recovered materials are processed in our ISO 6 cleanroom and shipped to customers within 72 hours of landing. Full chain-of-custody documentation.
Trusted by the People
Who Know Space.
"SpaceForge's ZBLAN samples show 40dB/km loss — we've been waiting a decade for material this clean. This is the real deal."
Dr. Priya Nambiar
VP Photonics R&D, Lumentum Technologies
"The reentry capsule recovery is flawless. As an early investor, watching them nail the full cycle — launch to delivery — was the validation we needed."
Marcus Okafor
Partner, Seraphim Space Capital
"Their protein crystal quality is unlike anything we can grow terrestrially. Three of our compounds advanced to Phase II specifically because of SpaceForge data."
Dr. Sarah Chen
Director, Drug Discovery, Recursion Pharmaceuticals
Leadership Team
Joshua Western
CEO & Co-founder
Former Rolls-Royce, PhD Materials Science UCL
Andrew Bacon
CTO & Co-founder
Former SSTL, 12 spacecraft delivered
Dr. Anika Sharma
Chief Science Officer
MIT Materials Lab, 47 peer-reviewed papers
Tom Hasegawa
VP Partnerships
Former Airbus, $2B+ aerospace deals
The Orbital Economy
Is Forming Now.
SpaceForge's Series B is open to qualified investors. We're also actively seeking commercial manufacturing partners in photonics, semiconductors, and pharmaceutical R&D.
Investor Inquiry
Access our Series B data room, financial models, and technical due diligence package. Minimum check size $500K.
Request Data Room AccessCommercial Partnership
Explore a manufacturing partnership. We have capacity for 4 commercial payload slots per year starting 2027.
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