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Jun 23, 2025

Varda Space Industries Launches W-4 with the FAA's First-Ever Reentry Vehicle Operator License and Debuts an In-House Satellite Bus

The company's fourth mission will focus on demonstrating its new satellite bus, an in-house heatshield, and solution-based pharmaceutical processing.

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May 14, 2025

Varda's W-3 capsule lands successfully in South Australia

The company partnered with the US Air Force to test an advanced inertial measurement unit to advance scientific understanding of the high-hypersonic reentry environment.

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May 8, 2025

An Update on Varda after W-2

Reflections on two early successes and a look towards the future.

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CNBC
CNBC

The space race is coming for pharma: Why drug development is heading to lower Earth orbit

June 9, 2026
Scientific American
Scientific American

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

May 15, 2026
Quartz
Quartz

A space startup is teaming with a pharma company to manufacture lung disease drugs in orbit

May 13, 2026
Ars Technica
Ars Technica

Could this be the moment that drug manufacturing takes off in orbit?

May 13, 2026
Bloomberg
Bloomberg

Thiel-Backed Varda to Take Drugs to Space for Microgravity Test

May 13, 2026
Space News
Space News

Varda to collaborate with United Therapeutics on microgravity drug research

May 13, 2026
MIT Technology Review
MIT Technology Review

A plan to make drugs in orbit is going commercial

May 13, 2026
Aerospace America
Aerospace America

Predicting heat shield performance with Sandia and Varda

March 30, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times

Varda Space Industries snags former Mattel plant in El Segundo

March 4, 2026
Defense Daily
Defense Daily

Stratolaunch, Varda Space Selected As Launch Providers For Hypersonic Test Bed

February 22, 2026
Aviation Week
Aviation Week

Varda Completes First Landing Of Reentry Capsule in '26

January 29, 2026
NASA
NASA

NASA Heat Shield Technology Enables Space Industry Growth

January 29, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times

Women Redefining Tech & Space

December 14, 2025
TechCrunch
TechCrunch

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

November 30, 2025
Payload
Payload

Varda To Operate Two Spacecraft at Once with W-5 Mission

November 10, 2025
Aviation Week
Aviation Week

Varda Offers Up Reentry Capsule For Golden Dome Target Practice

November 6, 2025

Varda in the News

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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The New York Times
The New York Times

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September 8, 2025
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