Tag: Varda Space Industries
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Varda Partners United Therapeutics for Microgravity Drug Manufacturing
Varda Space Industries has secured United Therapeutics as a pharmaceutical manufacturing partner for its Winnebago automated factories, targeting treatments for rare pulmonary diseases through microgravity processing. The collaboration leverages Varda’s 120-day orbital manufacturing platform to produce protein crystals and biologics that cannot be effectively manufactured under Earth’s gravity conditions. United Therapeutics brings $7.6 billion in…
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Varda Successfully Reenters W-5 Capsule, Marks First Fully Integrated Mission
Varda Space Industries said it has successfully completed the reentry and recovery of its W-5 capsule, marking the first time the company has flown a mission using its own vertically integrated satellite bus from launch through atmospheric return. The capsule, which carried a payload for the U.S. Navy, landed within a designated recovery zone at…
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Pentagon Awards Hypersonics Test Contracts to Varda and Stratolaunch
The U.S. Department of Defense is turning to commercial space companies to support hypersonic weapons testing, awarding new contracts to Varda Space Industries and Stratolaunch under a Pentagon testing initiative. The Department of Defense said last week it had selected the two companies as providers for Task Area 3 of the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic…
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Varda Gears Up for Fifth Reentry Mission, Managing Two Spacecraft in Orbit for the First Time
Varda Space Industries is preparing for its fifth reentry mission, marking the first time the company will operate two spacecraft simultaneously in orbit. The mission is scheduled to launch aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-15 rideshare, joining the firm’s existing W-4 spacecraft already circling Earth. The California-based startup is ramping up operations to increase its launch cadence, with…