Varda
Aerospace
El Segundo, CA
What it builds
Builds orbital manufacturing capsules that process materials in microgravity and return them to Earth.
Classification
Dual-useVarda develops pharmaceuticals in microgravity and flies hypersonic test payloads for the Air Force Research Laboratory.
Based on the sources reviewed, not all possible uses.
Sources
- Differentiated drug products enabled by microgravity • Varda Space Industries (opens in a new tab)
“Once our customers’ sample returns to Earth, they can fully characterize all materials produced and recovered from microgravity studies with”
- Varda W-3 Air Force mission (opens in a new tab)
“The W-3 capsule’s payload was funded through the Prometheus program, an initiative from the Air Force Research Lab”