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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.‍

Oct 20, 2026

Varda Space Industries Launches W-7 to Study Cancer Drug Crystallization in Orbit

The company's third launch this month will investigate how microgravity can unlock the therapeutic potential of a new class of cancer medicines.

Oct 1, 2026

Varda Space Industries Launches Two Vehicles to Orbit at the Same Time

For the first time, two W-series spacecraft lift off on the same rocket, marking a new phase of orbital operations.

Sep 30, 2026

Varda Announces $251 Million Series D to Scale Space-Based Pharmaceutical Processing

The company will scale toward producing the first pharmaceuticals made in space for patients on Earth.

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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

NASA

NASA Partners with American Companies on Key Moon, Exploration Tech

July 26, 2023

Ars Technica

In-space manufacturing startup aces pharma experiment in orbit

July 8, 2023

Freethink

SpaceX successfully launches world's first "space factory"

June 18, 2023

Gizmodo

This Space Factory Will Attempt to Produce Medical Drugs in Orbit

June 14, 2023

Interesting Engineering

The 'world's first space factory' has successfully been deployed

June 13, 2023

Not Boring

Varda: The Space Drug Factory

June 13, 2023

CNN Business

Forget space tourism. This company wants to make drug manufacturing the next big extraterrestrial business

June 12, 2023

The Information

The Overlapping Galaxies of Delian Asparouhov

June 9, 2023

Space News

U.S. Air Force to test hardware at hypersonic speeds on Varda's space capsules

March 21, 2023

Bloomberg

Drugs in Orbit: One Startup's Big Idea for Microgravity

March 15, 2023

CNBC

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

August 5, 2022

Business Wire

Varda Space Industries Orders Fourth Photon Spacecraft from Rocket Lab to Enable In-Space Manufacturing

May 24, 2022

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Varda Announcements

Varda Space Industries Launches W-7 to Study Cancer Drug Crystallization in Orbit

Varda Space Industries Launches Two Vehicles to Orbit at the Same Time

Varda Announces $251 Million Series D to Scale Space-Based Pharmaceutical Processing

More coverage

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

NASA Partners with American Companies on Key Moon, Exploration Tech

In-space manufacturing startup aces pharma experiment in orbit

SpaceX successfully launches world's first "space factory"

This Space Factory Will Attempt to Produce Medical Drugs in Orbit

The 'world's first space factory' has successfully been deployed

Varda: The Space Drug Factory

Forget space tourism. This company wants to make drug manufacturing the next big extraterrestrial business

The Overlapping Galaxies of Delian Asparouhov

U.S. Air Force to test hardware at hypersonic speeds on Varda's space capsules

Drugs in Orbit: One Startup's Big Idea for Microgravity

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

Varda Space Industries Orders Fourth Photon Spacecraft from Rocket Lab to Enable In-Space Manufacturing

Varda Space selects SpaceX for launch of first space manufacturing satellite

Varda in the News

Varda gets $251M to make medicines in space, a long-sought area for drugs

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

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