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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.

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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

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

TechCrunch

Varda Space, Rocket Lab nail first-of-its-kind spacecraft landing in Utah

February 21, 2024

CNBC

After 8 months stuck in orbit, Varda’s drug spacecraft gets FAA approval to return

February 14, 2024

Marketplace

“Low Earth orbit is now open for business”

November 29, 2023

Are We There Yet - Podcast

Medication in Microgravity with Varda Co-Founders Will Bruey and Delian Asparouhov

August 31, 2023

CNBC

These companies are leading the charge to manufacture materials in space

August 20, 2023

CNBC

Why startups are investing millions to make drugs and semiconductors in space

August 20, 2023

CNBC

Space factory startup Varda secures NASA partnerships ahead of demo flight next year

August 5, 2023

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Varda Announcements

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

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

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

More coverage

This Startup Is One Step Closer To Making Drugs In Space

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

Varda Hopes New Research Draws More Drugmakers to Space Factories

NASA Helps Emerging Space Companies ‘Take the Heat’

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

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

Great Space Images From February

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

HIV drugs manufactured in space return to Earth

Varda Space, Rocket Lab nail first-of-its-kind spacecraft landing in Utah

After 8 months stuck in orbit, Varda’s drug spacecraft gets FAA approval to return

“Low Earth orbit is now open for business”

Medication in Microgravity with Varda Co-Founders Will Bruey and Delian Asparouhov

These companies are leading the charge to manufacture materials in space

Why startups are investing millions to make drugs and semiconductors in space

Space factory startup Varda secures NASA partnerships ahead of demo flight next year

Varda in the News

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

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

A plan to make drugs in orbit is going commercial

NASA Heat Shield Technology Enables Space Industry Growth

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

Gizmodo Science Fair: A Satellite That Makes Drugs in Space

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