Varda Space Industries

@VardaSpace

Varda is designing and building the infrastructure needed to make low Earth orbit accessible, from in-orbit production equipment to reliable reentry capsules.

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Joined September 2020

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Varda Space Industries
@VardaSpace
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We’re 3 for 3 in orbit this October. This time, it’s space drugs. W-7 carries pharmaceutical hardware and a promising new type of cancer medicine known as a protein degrader. Microgravity will help overcome one of its biggest limitations: poor solubility.
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Varda Space Industries
@VardaSpace
2h
Watch our third launch of the month, W-7, take off from Cape Canaveral, live with SpaceX: spacex.com/launches/bandw…
Varda Space Industries
@VardaSpace
16h
The drugs are packed, front and center, ready for launch.
SpaceX
@SpaceX
Oct 17
Teams encapsulated 32 payloads ahead of Falcon 9’s launch of the Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission from Florida → spacex.com/launches/bandw…
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Varda Space Industries
@VardaSpace
Oct 12
One week update: Two capsules on orbit, all systems nominal. W-8 and W-9 are zooming, and so are we. Here's a look inside our new mission control with our operators at the consoles.
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Varda Space Industries
@VardaSpace
Oct 1
Here’s a quick rundown of our payloads: W-8: - Canopy Aerospace’s Smart TPS-F to measure reentry using fiber-optic sensors. - Next-generation thermal protection materials funded through two partners: a government program, and the @AFResearchLab, which funds payloads through the
Varda Space Industries
@VardaSpace
Oct 1
This is the first time Varda has launched two spacecraft on the same rocket. We’ve operated two vehicles in orbit simultaneously but launching W-8 and W-9 together represents a shift to fleet operations as we increase launch and reentry cadence.
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