https://spacewatch.global/tag/varda-space/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 18 Mar 2025 10:56:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/varda-space/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2025/03/spacex-transporter-13-mission-launches-multiple-payloads/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=64473 SpaceX launched the Transporter-13 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday, March 14, 2025. There were 74 payloads on the mission, including CubeSats, microsats, hosted payloads, a re-entry capsule, and an orbital transfer vehicle carrying 11 of those payloads to be deployed at a later time.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/03/varda-space-completes-capsule-return-to-koonibba-test-range/ Mon, 03 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=64226 Varda Space Industries has successfully returned its Winnebago-2 (W-2) capsule to Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range in South Australia after launching aboard the Transporter-12 rideshare mission with SpaceX on January 14.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/10/rocket-lab-completes-second-spacecraft-for-varda-space/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=61551 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has completed testing and integration of its second Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, Inc. Designed and built at Rocket Lab’s Spacecraft Production Complex and Headquarters in Long Beach, California, the Pioneer spacecraft will provide power, communications, propulsion, and attitude control for Varda’s 120 kg reentry capsule]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/07/spacewatchgl-venture-space-5-surprising-trends-in-the-2024-space-tech-vc-landscape/ Mon, 22 Jul 2024 09:00:44 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=56138 Six months into 2024, with just short of $4b in space-tech investments made so far this year, fascinating trends lead the way in VCs’ preference on space-tech investments. SpaceWatch has covered every investment into space-tech by VCs this year, and you can catch up on those articles here – but in the meantime, here are 5 trends to be aware of in the space-tech investing world.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/05/spacewatchgl-venture-space-april-2024/ Mon, 13 May 2024 08:00:33 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=55136 April was another banner month in VC investment, with $472m total invested across 26 deals. Across four months, the global space tech VC ecosystem now nears $3b, indicating 2024 could be one of the strongest years in history for investment in the sector.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/04/varda-announces-series-b-funding-to-build-factories-in-space/ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 06:00:04 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=54499 Varda Space Industries, Inc. has announced the completion of a $90 million Series B funding round, which Caffeinated Capital led. The round also enjoyed participation from Lux Capital, General Catalyst, Founders Fund, and Khosla Ventures. As a result of the round, Varda has now raised $145 million to date.]]>