W-2

The W-2 capsule launched as part of the Transporter-12 rideshare mission with SpaceX on Jan. 14, 2025. It spent six weeks in orbit before successfully reentering at the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia, operated by Southern Launch.

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The W-2 capsule carried payloads from Varda partners, including a spectrometer from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), and employed a heatshield with a Thermal Protection System (TPS) developed in collaboration with NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. These payloads are in addition to Varda’s expanded pharmaceutical reactor.  

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