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Mar 30, 2026

Varda Launches W-6, Expanding Hypersonic Reentry and Autonomous Navigation Capabilities

The sixth mission marks Varda’s first launch of 2026 and advances autonomous hypersonic flight testing.

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Jan 29, 2026

Varda Space Industries Successfully Executes W-5 Mission Reentry, Debuting Vertically Integrated Satellite Bus

The reentry capsule carried a payload from the U.S. Navy and is the company's first reentry of 2026.

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Nov 28, 2025

Varda Launches W-5, the Company's Fifth Mission and Fourth Launch of 2025

The vehicle is the second entirely Varda-made vehicle and carries a government payload.

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TechCrunch
TechCrunch

Varda Space Industries closes $42M Series A for off-planet manufacturing

July 29, 2021
CNBC
CNBC

Space start-up Varda, founded by SpaceX and Founders Fund veterans, aims to build factories in orbit

July 29, 2021
AXIOS
AXIOS

Varda Space raises $9 million for manufacturing in space

December 8, 2020
TechCrunch
TechCrunch

Space manufacturing startup Varda, incubated at Founders Fund, emerges with $9 million in funding

December 8, 2020

Varda in the News

Science
Science

Dreams of making drugs and tissues in space get closer to reality

August 27, 2026
Dreams of making drugs and tissues in space get closer to reality
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Scientific American
Scientific American

This startup wants to make drugs in orbit. If it succeeds, it could transform the space economy

May 15, 2026
This startup wants to make drugs in orbit. If it succeeds, it could transform the space economy
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MIT Technology Review
MIT Technology Review

A plan to make drugs in orbit is going commercial

May 13, 2026
A plan to make drugs in orbit is going commercial
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NASA
NASA

NASA Heat Shield Technology Enables Space Industry Growth

January 29, 2026
NASA Heat Shield Technology Enables Space Industry Growth
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TechCrunch
TechCrunch

Varda says it has proven space manufacturing works — now it wants to make it boring

November 30, 2025
Varda says it has proven space manufacturing works — now it wants to make it boring
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Gizmodo
Gizmodo

Gizmodo Science Fair: A Satellite That Makes Drugs in Space

September 22, 2025
Gizmodo Science Fair: A Satellite That Makes Drugs in Space
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