# Semiconductor manufacturing test bed launches on Falcon 9 with Starlink

_Sunday, July 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM EDT · Science · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Spaceflight Now) Two semiconductor fabrication test beds hitched a sub-orbital ride on the first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that launched another batch of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral shortly after sunrise Sunday. Liftoff of the Starlink 10-50 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 happened at 6:50 a.m. EDT (1050 UTC). Space Force meteorologists predicted an 85 percent chance of favorable weather for launch. The first stage carried the first prototype Fabships for Besxar, a semiconductor manufacturing company. Besxar has booked 12 Falcon 9 flights to test and refine these Clipper-class Fabships. Two of the devices were integrated into the rocket for the Starlink 10-50 mission and will be returned to Besxar following booster recovery. The first stage transported two fabrication capsules for the startup Besxar Space Industries, based in Washington, D.C., during a voyage of eight minutes and nineteen seconds to space and back.

## Sources

- [Spaceflight Now](https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/07/04/live-coverage-semiconductor-manufacturing-test-bed-to-fly-alongside-starlink-satellites-on-falcon-9-launch/)

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