THE CRUNCH

Besxar is developing a plan to manufacture semiconductors in space by launching specialised equipment on SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets. The company aims to ferry the manufacturing hardware to orbit and return the finished products to Earth, offering an alternative to traditional terrestrial chip production.

Besxar is developing a plan to manufacture semiconductors in space by launching specialised equipment on SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets. The company aims to ferry the manufacturing hardware to orbit and return the finished products to Earth, offering an alternative to traditional terrestrial chip production.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

The startup will need to secure funding and technical partnerships to build the specialised manufacturing equipment and integrate it with SpaceX's launch vehicles.