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United Semiconductors Reserves Payload Space With Starlab to Advance Commercial-Scale In-Space Semiconductor Manufacturing
HOUSTON, March 03, 2026--Starlab Space LLC, the commercial space station developer expanding access to low Earth orbit research, today announced a payload reservation agreement with United Semiconductors LLC (USLLC) to support the transition of its space-based semiconductor crystal growth technology from demonstration aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to sustained commercial-scale production in low Earth orbit.
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