联合王国启动的空间堡垒首次成功地在轨道上运行了一座炉子,在空间制造出超纯材料。 UK startup Space Forge first successfully ran a furnace in orbit, making ultra-pure materials in space.

2025年12月,联合王国初创空间堡垒在其ForgeStar-1号卫星上成功地在低地球轨道操作了一座炉子,达到1000°C,产生了可见等离子体,这是首次在商业上未经密封地演示空间等离子体生成。 In December 2025, UK startup Space Forge successfully operated a furnace in low Earth orbit aboard its ForgeStar-1 satellite, reaching 1,000°C and generating visible plasma—marking the first commercial, uncrewed demonstration of in-space plasma generation. 该测试证明具有在微重力中进行自动、远程制造的关键能力,有可能生产出超纯半导体材料,比地球制造的类似材料清洁多达4 000倍。 The test proved key capabilities for automated, remote manufacturing in microgravity, with potential to produce ultra-pure semiconductor materials up to 4,000 times cleaner than Earth-made counterparts. 该公司正在开发一种名为Pridwen的热屏蔽,以安全返回材料,目的是扩大生产规模,并将空间生产材料纳入全球供应链。 The company is developing a heat shield named Pridwen to return materials safely, aiming to scale production and integrate space-grown materials into global supply chains.