In-space manufacturing, quantum projects part of all-Boilermaker suborbital spaceflightby Brian HuchelWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Jan 28, 2026Purdue University is expanding the scientific footprint of 2027's all-Boilermaker suborbital flight mission with the addition of onboard autonomous experiments in quantum technology and in-space chip manufacturing. The autonomous research locker in-space manufacturing experiment is a continuation of the work of Ajay Malshe, director of Purdue's Center for In-Space Manufacturing (CISM). In-space manufacturing involves creating the necessary infrastructure to efficiently supply future missions off-planet. Laser cooling and trapping neutral rubidium atoms are the focus of the autonomous quantum experiment in the second research locker. Infleqtion has been a partner of the Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute for the past four years.