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		<title>Varda Space Industries Raises $251 Million to Scale In-Space Pharmaceutical Processing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://spacewatch.global/2026/10/varda-space-industries-raises-251-million-to-scale-in-space-pharmaceutical-processing/" title="Varda Space Industries Raises $251 Million to Scale In-Space Pharmaceutical Processing" rel="nofollow"><img width="800" height="400" src="https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/The-W-5-Capsule-Returning-to-Koonibba-Test-Range-taken-from-Ceduna-Photo-by-William-Godward-800x400.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Varda Space and Southern Launch Successfully Returns W-5 Capsule from Orbit onto the Koonibba Test Range" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/The-W-5-Capsule-Returning-to-Koonibba-Test-Range-taken-from-Ceduna-Photo-by-William-Godward-800x400.jpg 800w, https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/The-W-5-Capsule-Returning-to-Koonibba-Test-Range-taken-from-Ceduna-Photo-by-William-Godward-360x180.jpg 360w, https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/The-W-5-Capsule-Returning-to-Koonibba-Test-Range-taken-from-Ceduna-Photo-by-William-Godward-1140x570.jpg 1140w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></a>Varda Space Industries has raised $251 million in a Series D to scale its in-space pharmaceutical processing and increase mission cadence, bringing total capital raised to $598 million.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Observable Space Closes $90 Million Series A Round to Scale Lasercom Platform Amid $94 Million U.S. Space Force Contract</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua Faleti]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/observable-space-closes-90-million-series-a-round-to-scale-lasercom-platform-amid-94-million-u-s-space-force-contract/" title="Observable Space Closes $90 Million Series A Round to Scale Lasercom Platform Amid $94 Million U.S. Space Force Contract" rel="nofollow"><img width="800" height="400" src="https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Observable-Space-800x400.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Observable Space Closes $90 Million Series A to Scale Lasercom Platform, Amid $94 Million U.S. Space Force Contract" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Observable-Space-800x400.jpg 800w, https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Observable-Space-360x180.jpg 360w, https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Observable-Space-1140x570.jpg 1140w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></a>Observable Space has closed a $90 million Series A and received a $94 million Space Force contract for laser comms and space domain awareness.]]></description>
		
		
		
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