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From low Earth orbit to the newsroom, read about Varda's latest breakthroughs as we expand the economic bounds of humankind.‍

Feb 28, 2025

Varda Space Industries Makes History with the First Successful Commercial Space Reentry in Australia

The company's second capsule, W-2, returned to Earth safely at the Koonibba Test Range completing a dual-purpose mission with payloads from the Air Force and NASA.

Jan 14, 2025

Varda's Second Mission, W-2, Launches with Payloads from Air Force Research Laboratory and NASA

The microgravity-enabled life sciences company offers real-world, recoverable reentry flight tests for government partners, in addition to its research that expands capabilities for in-space pharmaceutical processing.

Oct 10, 2024

Varda Announces Participation in the Annual Meetings of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers

After a successful first mission in microgravity, Varda will present research at two upcoming scientific conferences.

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Yahoo Finance

Varda Space is utilizing microgravity for pharmaceutical research

June 27, 2024

Pharma Technology Focus

Q&A: Pharmaceutical discovery through a gravitational lens

May 22, 2024

Wall Street Journal

Is Space the Next Manufacturing Frontier?

May 22, 2024

Pharma Technology Focus

Interview with Mark Herbert, Varda's VP of Biopharma Business Development

May 11, 2024

Payload

Drugs in Space, with Will Bruey & Delian Asparouhov

April 23, 2024

Are We There Yet - Podcast

Are We There Yet - Podcast

The future of pharmaceuticals in space

April 9, 2024

Wall Street Journal

Varda Gets $90 Million to Launch Factories Into Space

April 5, 2024

Forbes

This Startup Is One Step Closer To Making Drugs In Space

March 20, 2024

Phys.org

Space company develops centrifuge to test impact of gravity on crystalline-structured drug molecules

March 14, 2024

Wall Street Journal

Varda Hopes New Research Draws More Drugmakers to Space Factories

March 12, 2024

NASA

NASA Helps Emerging Space Companies ‘Take the Heat’

March 7, 2024

Space.com

Watch this private Varda Space capsule's blistering return to Earth in amazing onboard video

March 3, 2024

Ars Technica

Varda’s drug-cooking Winnebago will be remembered as a space pioneer

February 28, 2024

The New York Times

The New York Times

Great Space Images From February

February 27, 2024

Interesting Engineering

First-ever space-made HIV drug crystals touch down Earth near Utah

February 22, 2024

Healio

HIV drugs manufactured in space return to Earth

February 22, 2024

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