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• Sixth Varda mission successfully returns SpaceNews · 21 May 2026 Varda Space Industries completed its latest reentry mission May 18 as the company balances supporting pharmaceutical research and hypersonic testing.
• NASA Heat Shield Tech Contributes to America’s Space Industry NASA · 4 Feb 2026 This Jan. 29, 2026, photo captures the streak the Varda Space Industries W-5 capsule made while returning to Earth. The capsule uses a protective heat shield Varda produced made of cutting-edge material it licensed from...
• Varda’s W-5 mission lands in Australia SpaceNews · 31 Jan 2026 Varda Space Industries completed its latest reentry mission Jan. 29, completing an end-to-end demonstration of a new in-house spacecraft design.
• NASA Heat Shield Technology Enables Space Industry Growth SpaceDaily · 30 Jan 2026 Moffett Field Ca (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 Using cutting-edge material licensed from NASA, a protective heat shield manufactured in-house by Varda Space Industries for the first time enabled one of its capsules to blaze through...
• NASA Heat Shield Technology Enables Space Industry Growth NASA · 29 Jan 2026 Using cutting-edge material licensed from NASA, a protective heat shield manufactured in-house by Varda Space Industries for the first time enabled one of its capsules to blaze through Earth’s atmosphere on Thursday, mar...
• Varda Space and Southern Launch agree to more capsule landings in Australia SpaceNews · 30 Sep 2025 Microgravity research company Varda Space Industries has signed an agreement with spaceport operator Southern Launch that will allow up to 20 capsule reentries in South Australia through 2028.
• Varda Space Industries raises $90 million SpaceNews · 5 Apr 2024 Varda Space Industries has raised $90 million to scale up production of systems to manufacture pharmaceuticals in orbit and return them to Earth.
• Varda capsule lands in Utah SpaceNews · 22 Feb 2024 A Varda Space Industries capsule landed in the Utah desert Feb. 21 as part of the company’s efforts to demonstrate space manufacturing technologies.
• Varda gets reentry license for space manufacturing capsule SpaceNews · 14 Feb 2024 After months of effort and one rejected application, Varda Space Industries said Feb. 14 it has received an FAA license for its first reentry capsule.
• Varda partners with Australian range for capsule landings SpaceNews · 23 Oct 2023 Varda Space Industries has signed an agreement to land spacecraft at an Australian range as it continues work to secure approvals to land its first spacecraft in Utah.
• U.S. Air Force to test hardware at hypersonic speeds on Varda’s space capsules SpaceNews · 21 Mar 2023 The U.S. Air Force plans to use startup Varda Space Industries’ reentry capsules as hypersonic flight test platforms
• Three startups win prize money from U.S. Space Force accelerator SpaceNews · 3 Dec 2021 Varda Space Industries, SCOUT and Neutron Star Systems were the top three startups in the Hyperspace Challenge