Breakthrough brings factory in space closer to reality

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Tony Jolliffe/BBC News A life-size mock up of the space factory satellite sitting on a workbench inside Space Forge's Cardiff headquarters. It is square-shaped, about the size of a microwave, and is covered in reflective orange foil with various smaller components attached. The workshop in the background has high ceilings and has shelves filled with equipment and storage boxes. A large Union Jack flag hangs on the wall.Tony Jolliffe/BBC News

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