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Varda Announcements

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

Jul 10, 2025

Varda Announces $187 million in Series C Funding to Make Medicines in Space

The El Segundo-based start-up is building infrastructure to support manufacturing in microgravity and test hypersonic reentry technologies.

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.

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.

More coverage

Aviation Week

Varda Launches Second Mission With AFRL, NASA Payloads

January 14, 2025

Space News

Varda’s second mission launches with U.S. Air Force payload

January 14, 2025

Space News

U.S. Air Force awards Varda $48 million to test payloads on reentry capsules

December 2, 2024

Aviation Week

Varda Space Wins $48M Contract For Reentry Payload Testing

November 27, 2024

Australian Financial Review

Australia’s rocket industry reaches a crucial inflection point

November 10, 2024

InnovationAus

Landmark space re-entry approval sets up 2025 tilt in SA

October 18, 2024

Bloomberg

What Does the Pharmaceutical Business Look Like in Space?

October 11, 2024

The Future of Everything Podcast

The New Pharma Frontier: Could Drugs Made in Space Help You Live Longer?

October 11, 2024

Payload

Op-Ed: Standardized Launch, Reentry Regs Will Support a Growing Industry

October 3, 2024

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

The future of pharmaceuticals in space

April 9, 2024