One California-based startup, Varda Space Industries, is betting that big business will lie in relatively unassuming satellites that will spend days or months in Earth’s orbit quietly carrying ...

Hypersonic flight is entering a new era as Varda Space Industries, in collaboration with the U.S. Air Force, prepares to test ...

Varda Space Industries purchased four custom-made Photon spacecraft from Rocket Lab to support its goals of in-space manufacturing. The first spacecraft launched Monday from California and is ...

Varda has raised $145 million from A-list investors, like Founders Fund, Coastal Adventures, and Lux Capital. And joining us now is Delian Asparouhov, Varda Space Industries co-founder and president.

Varda Space Industries is finally able to celebrate. For nearly eight months, the in-space manufacturing company's first mission was essentially stranded in low-Earth orbit, but not because of any ...

An illustration of the W-Series 1 spacecraft reentering Earth’s atmosphere. Illustration: Varda Space The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a reentry license to Varda Space’s ...

Varda Space Industries says it has reached an agreement with a private range operator in Australia for spacecraft landings as early as next year after the US government declined to grant approval ...

Rocket Lab announced the successful return to Earth of its third mission for Varda Space Industries. Varda uses Rocket Lab Electron rockets and Pioneer spaceships to put its W-series space ...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Varda Space Industries, Inc., a microgravity-enabled life sciences and reentry company, today announced the successful launch of its third ...

Varda Space Industries says it has a way to create better medicines: use microgravity. The startup recently recovered a capsule it launched into space last year to test its ability to produce ...