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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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Space News
Space News

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

January 14, 2025
Space News
Space News

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

December 2, 2024
Aviation Week
Aviation Week

Varda Space Wins $48M Contract For Reentry Payload Testing

November 27, 2024
Australian Financial Review
Australian Financial Review

Australia’s rocket industry reaches a crucial inflection point

November 10, 2024
InnovationAus
InnovationAus

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

October 18, 2024
Bloomberg
Bloomberg

What Does the Pharmaceutical Business Look Like in Space?

October 11, 2024
The Future of Everything Podcast
The Future of Everything Podcast

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

October 11, 2024
Payload
Payload

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

October 3, 2024
Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance

Varda Space is utilizing microgravity for pharmaceutical research

June 27, 2024
Pharma Technology Focus
Pharma Technology Focus

Q&A: Pharmaceutical discovery through a gravitational lens

May 22, 2024
Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal

Is Space the Next Manufacturing Frontier?

May 22, 2024
Pharma Technology Focus
Pharma Technology Focus

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

May 11, 2024
Payload
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
Wall Street Journal

Varda Gets $90 Million to Launch Factories Into Space

April 5, 2024
Forbes
Forbes

This Startup Is One Step Closer To Making Drugs In Space

March 20, 2024

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

Tech Companies Show Off for Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’

September 8, 2025
Tech Companies Show Off for Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’
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