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Varda Space Industries

Rocket Lab’s Pioneer spacecraft is deployed to orbit, powering Varda Space’ Industries’ 3rd in-space manufacturing mission

March 15, 2025

Rocket Lab USA, Inc.’s third Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, Inc. is successfully operating on-orbit—the W-3 mission launched on March 14th from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The new mission […]

Filed Under: On-Orbit Deployment, On-Orbit Validation, Pioneer (Rocket Lab), Rocket Lab, SmallSat, Smallsat Contract, Smallsat Deployment, Smallsat Launch, Smallsat Payloads, smallsats, Varda Space Industries, W-3 (Varda) Tagged With: Featured

Rocket Lab delivers 3rd on-orbit manufacturing spacecraft for Varda Space Industries

February 12, 2025

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has delivered another Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, Inc. (“Varda”) to Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in preparation for launch—this is Rocket Lab’s […]

Filed Under: Pioneeer bus (Rocket Lab), Pioneer (Rocket Lab), Rocket Lab, Rocket Lab Spacecraft Production Complex, Varda Space Industries, W-3 (Varda)

Rocket Lab’s 2nd reentry class spacecraft for Varda operating on-orbit supporting payloads for AFRL + NASA

January 16, 2025

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has announced its second Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, Inc. is successfully operating on orbit — the mission launched on January 14, from […]

Filed Under: AFRL, Agencies, LEO, Military, NASA, News, Pioneer (Varda), Rocket Lab, SmallSat, SmallSat Builds, Smallsat Bus, Smallsat Deployment, SmallSat Design, Smallsat Development, Smallsat Launch, Smallsat Launch Vehicles, Smallsat Missions, smallsats, Thermal Protection System (TPS), Varda Space Industries, W-2 (Varda)

Varda’s W-2 spacecraft launched to orbit with SpaceX with Koonibba Test Range up next

January 14, 2025

Varda Space Industries has announced the successful launch of the company’s second orbital processing spacecraft and re-entry capsule, W-2, which lifted off aboard the Transporter-12 rideshare mission with SpaceX from […]

Filed Under: AFRL, Agencies, Koonibba Test Range [Australia], Launch, Launch Agreement, Launch Facilities, Launch Management, Launch Services, Military, NASA Ames Research Center, News, SmallSat, SmallSat Builds, Smallsat Bus, Smallsat Deployment, SmallSat Design, Smallsat Development, Smallsat Launch, Smallsat Manufacturing, Smallsat Markets, Smallsat Modeling, Smallsat Payloads, smallsats, Southern Launch, Spacecraft Re-Entry, SpaceX Transporter-12 Mission, Vandenberg SFB, Varda Space Industries, W-2 (Varda) Tagged With: Featured

Rocket Lab’s second spacecraft for Varda Space Industries to provide in-space pharmaceutical manufacturing

September 26, 2024

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global provider in launch services and space systems, has completed testing and integration of its second Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, Inc., […]

Filed Under: Business Moves, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Comms, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Flight Software, Headquarters, In-Space Manufacturing, Partnerships, Radios, Reaction Wheels, Reusable Space Capsule, Rocket Lab, Rocket Lab Spacecraft Production Complex, Solar Panels, Spacecraft, Strategic Partnership, Varda Space Industries

NASA awards contracts for Flight, Payload Integration Services

March 4, 2024

NASA has selected 15 companies to provide flight and payload integration services to advance technologies and procedures for operating in space, including testing in high-altitude, reduced gravity, or other relevant […]

Filed Under: Astro Digital, Astrobotic, Atmospheric balloons, Blue Origin, Business Moves, Contracts, Demonstrations, Loft Orbital, Momentus, NASA, Payload Integration, Payloads, Rocket Lab, Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Varda Space Industries

Southern Launch ready to launch with the USA after Technology Safeguards Agreement was recently signed in Washington

November 9, 2023

Southern Launch welcomes the recent signing of a Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA) between Australia and the U.S. that will allow the transfer of U.S. space technology, including rockets and satellites, […]

Filed Under: Australia, Koonibba Test Range [Australia], Southern Launch, Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA), Varda Space Industries, Whaler's Way Orbital Launch Complex

Varda Space Industries partners with Southern Launch

October 19, 2023

Varda Space Industries and Southern Launch have announced a partnership to conduct re-entry operations at the Koonibba Test Range. Varda Space Industries develops orbital manufacturing and space re-entry systems. The […]

Filed Under: Australia, Business Moves, Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corp., Koonibba Test Range [Australia], Launch, Launch Development, Launch Facilities, Launch Management, Launch Pad, Launch Providers, Launch Service Support, Launch Services, News, Orbital Manufacturing, Partnerships, Re-Entry Operations, Southern Launch, Strategic Partnership, Varda Space Industries

NASA reaches its Tipping Point for Key Moon + Exploration Tech

July 30, 2023

NASA has selected 11 U.S. companies to develop technologies that could support long-term exploration on the Moon and in space for the benefit of all — the technologies range from […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Astrobotic, Big Metal Additive, Blue Origin, Freedom Photonics, Lockheed Martin, Lunar, Lunar Infrastructure, Lunar Missions, Moon, NASA, News, Protoinnovations, Psionic, Redwire, Technologies, Tipping Point, Varda Space Industries, Zeno Power

Rocket Lab spacecraft built for Varda are successfully operating on-orbit

June 12, 2023

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has announced the the firm’s spacecraft built for Varda Space Industries (“Varda”) is successfully operating on-orbit after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base on […]

Filed Under: Components, In-Space Manufacturing, Launch, Pharmaceutical Products, Rocket Lab, SmallSat, SmallSat Builds, SmallSat Design, Smallsat Development, Software Development, SpaceX, Transporter-8, Varda Space Industries

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