Garrett Reim
October 28, 2025

Caption: Besxar aims to use Falcon 9 to demo semiconductor manufacturing in space Credit: SpaceX

Besxar aims to use Falcon 9 to demo semiconductor manufacturing in space.

Credit: SpaceX

Before year’s end, a startup plans to launch inside a SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage a manufacturing pod that would briefly experience the vacuum of space and then return to Earth inside the booster. Besxar of Washington, D.C., said on Oct. 28 that it has signed an agreement with SpaceX to have two of…

Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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