An off-earth manufacturing base for the spacefaring society
materials we make
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTORS START WITH BETTER MATERIALS
We manufacture advanced semiconductor substrates, epitaxial layers, and thin-films off-world, where the physics works.
Near-term production
ON THE ROADMAP
A thin layer of gallium nitride grown on a sapphire substrate. This widely used...
Besxar cycle
A repeatable, autonomous manufacturing process purpose-built for space.
FABSHIP (noun): Modular manufacturing units that use the attributes of space (e.g. vacuum, microgravity, thermal environment) as process conditions.
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launch
Reusable Fabships integrate with existing space transportation systems.
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manufacture
Fabships autonomously process advanced semiconductor materials like epiwafers via deposition.
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return
Fabships with completed substrates return to Earth for recovery and customer delivery.
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refurb
Fabships are inspected, serviced, reloaded, and prepared for reflight.
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LEARN + REFLY
Every mission improves the next --feeding flight and process data into faster iteration, higher performance, and increasing manufacturing scale.
Roadmap
MILESTONES
We are moving toward a future where the material foundations of everyday life on Earth are made beyond it.
july 2023
founded
Besxar founded on the 131st anniversary of Carnegie Steel’s incorporation.
OCTOBER 2025
OUT OF STEALTH
Besxar exits stealth with 12 SpaceX launch agreements for a first-of-its-kind reusable payload program
APRIL 2026
QUALIFIED FOR FLIGHT
First payload completes its full qualification test campaign and is cleared for launch.
JULY 2026
FIRST FLIGHT
Two V1 Fabships fly on a Falcon 9 booster, carrying Besxar base substrates and semiconductor samples from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Virginia.
