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These crystals had to return to Earth before the researchers could finish their work.

@vardaspaceindustries processed ritonavir aboard W-1 and returned the capsule to Utah in February 2024.

Recovery turned the orbital process into something researchers could examine back on Earth. The return journey belongs inside the experiment, alongside launch and crystallisation.

What did the team learn after recovery? Find Varda W-1 at innovationauthority.com.

Credits: Haley Bauser / Stephen Byrn / Adrian Radocea (research) / Improved Pharma (research collaboration) / Rocket Lab (mission operations)

Image: @johnkrausphotos / @vardaspaceindustries Varda W-1 descends under a parachute towards the Utah desert with mountains behind it. Graphic text: The experiment came back from orbit.

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Can’t resist some space-flown microgravity research hardware! Truly my greatest space love is still microgravity research from my time working on the space station program, so it was incredibly cool to see a very different kind of microgravity research @vardaspaceindustries is working on.

Rather than experiments that are brought onto a space station and conducted there, these experiments are launched and conducted in these capsules, stay in Earth orbit until the experiment is done, and then reenter the atmosphere in the same capsule. These are the capsules from their first and third missions, and they have 2 in space right now! I’m working on a longer video on the history of drug development and pharmaceutical research in space, so I’ll be excited to share what I filmed here with you soon. So interested to see how the world of microgravity research continues to evolve into a post ISS world.

#space #microgravity #research #science

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We're so excited to bring some of the space industry's top female leaders to this year's Space Gala, and Ami is exactly that!

#AmiBhavsar leads the Thermal Engineering team at Varda Space Industries, which is responsible for in-house heat shield manufacturing and thermal management of their reentry capsule, satellite bus, and pharmaceutical payloads. Prior to Varda, Bhavsar worked on structural, dynamics, and thermal analysis of turbomachinery of various aircraft for Honeywell Aerospace. Her background is mechanical engineering with a concentration in heat and mass transport.

Come meet Ami and the rest of the Varda team at this year's Space Gala! Tickets are available via the link in our bio!

#SpaceGala2026 #STEAMEducation

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꒰ঌ ໒꒱ happy @worldspaceweek from your fave gyaru in aerospace medicine hee hee ^^ 🚀💫😚

🛰️ not to be too linkedin-y JFJDKSLALHAHA but !! here are some of the spacey things i’ve been up to during the past couple years !!

→ won first place for my astronaut bone density research at a nasa pace health conference 🩻
→ attended @reinventedmagazine’s space gala as a special guest and had the most wonderful time supporting programs for girls in STEM (^_−)−☆
→ began an ongoing research project exploring women’s health in extreme environments 🌙
→ 👩🏻‍🚀 partnered with @spacecenterhou and other amazing organizations to make science communication content about space travel
→ shared a bunch of free, online space health scicomm content period!!! 👩🏻‍🏫
→ became a @brookeowensfellowship fellow (now i’m an alumni board member!!) and worked for the coolest space biosciences company 💊✨
→ currently doing aerospace medicine research at dartmouth, where i’m pursuing my master’s 🌲
→ met some of my most wonderful friends and incredible mentors ♪(๑ᴖ◡ᴖ๑)♪ SHOUT-OUT TO THOSE OF Y’ALL READING THIS :0
→ fangirled over project hail mary 🪨

this year’s world space week theme is “rocket revolution,” celebrating the growing space ecosystem and increased access to space through new innovations. it’s been so exciting to be able to contribute to that, even in small ways.

aerospace means everything to me! 🌟 it’s my dream to improve health on earth through discoveries made in space (and vice versa)~

my journey has certainly been piecemeal and chaotic, but it is fully my own. every opportunity i am blessed with is another star in the galaxy of my life. YAY （＾Ｏ＾☆♪

i’ll catch y’all on the next spaceship :3 🪐

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@VardaSpace announced its Series D, bringing total capital raised to $598 million at a $1.6 billion valuation.

We were pleased to co-lead this round and continue backing this team as they innovate in space-based pharmaceutical manufacturing.

@zebulgar , Delian Asparouhov, Co-Founder and President of Varda Space Industries, joins us at #FrontierSummit in Abu Dhabi on October 19.

Congratulations to the whole team.

#Space #PrivateTech

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Varda Space Industries raised a $251 million Series D led by Lux Capital and Natural Capital, bringing its total funding to $598 million. The El Segundo, Calif.-based space biotech company plans to use the capital to scale in-space pharmaceutical processing, increase launch cadence and advance toward its goal of producing the first medicine manufactured in space, with co-founder and President Delian Asparouhov saying the round will help deepen pharmaceutical partnerships and accelerate that milestone.

FOUNDERS: Will Bruey & Delian Asparouhov

INVESTORS: Justin Mateen, Lux Capital, Natural Capital, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, General Catalyst, 8090 Industries, Giant Step & Also Capital

ROUND: Series D
AMOUNT: $251,000,000
VALUATION: $1,600,000,000

HQ: El Segundo, California

#VentureCapital #VardaSpaceIndustries #WillBruey #DelianAsparouhov #TradedVC

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Varda Space Industries @vardaspaceindustries ha captado hoy $251 millones más para acelerar una tecnología que busca fabricar medicamentos en el espacio, aprovechando las condiciones de microgravedad para crear productos farmacéuticos que podrían ser más puros y potentes.

La empresa envía pequeños laboratorios a la órbita baja terrestre a bordo de cápsulas reutilizables. Allí, la ausencia de gravedad, flotabilidad y sedimentación permite cristalizar ingredientes farmacéuticos de una forma que, según Varda, no puede reproducirse en la Tierra.

La nueva ronda eleva a $598 millones la financiación obtenida por Varda, que tiene a @spacex como competencia directa en la fabricación de medicamentos en el espacio, tras el lanzamiento de su programa Starfall.

Varda cuenta con seis lanzamientos exitosos (las seis misiones reingresaron a la atmósfera) y más de una docena previstos hasta 2028. Su objetivo es acercarse a la fabricación del primer medicamento producido en el espacio que pueda ser consumido en la Tierra, un escenario de ciencia ficción que cada vez se siente más tangible.

#salud #medicamentos #biotecnología #palabramédica

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They’re finally making swag boxes in our niche, fam 🙌🙌 #space #engineering #exploration

What kind of swag would you love to get from a space company at a conference or career fair? Lmk in the comments. The best swag I ever got as a student was a really high quality booklet of page tabs with a nice pen. I used that thing my whole senior year.

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Hello GPS Scholars! We Hope that you are having a great Summer thus far😎 We look forward to seeing you at our July Summer events:

🌊Tomorrow, Thursday 7/9, we'll be taking a stroll down Redondo beach to Hermosa Beach & back. See Toromail for more info.
🌊On 7/21 There's an online workshop on taking smart next steps during and after college! Presented by the DH Alumni Assoc. at 11am.

🌊For Internships, go to our Linktree in our Bio or look at your Toromail for details and to RSVP for events! - GPS Team

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🚀 The next trillion-dollar opportunity in space may not be rockets — it may be biology. As humanity expands beyond Earth, demand for in-space drug manufacturing, life science research, and advanced therapeutics is accelerating. These are 3 companies worth watching as SpaceBio begins to take off. 🌌

#SpaceBio #SpaceEconomy #Aerospace #Biotech #Investing

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🛰️ #AZAS26 Session Spotlight: Scaling Space Capacity: From Sensors and Systems to Human Performance

In this session, we'll discuss the needs around mission-specific instruments, gathering data, and in-orbit services like debris removal. By clarifying the expectations around "space-readiness" in plan language, Arizona-based primes and labs can discover what investments need to be made to supply this hardware in future missions.

Explore the full agenda with the link in our bio.

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🌙 Not all space careers start at NASA.
Some start at companies building lunar landers, operating satellites, and developing next-generation orbital infrastructure.
This week’s Job Mood Board features opportunities from @fireflyaerospace and @vardaspaceindustries .
💫 Reminder: the aerospace industry needs more than astronauts. It needs systems engineers, software developers, mission operators, program managers, and problem solvers.
Which role is calling your name?
#SpaceJobs #AerospaceEngineering #TAAAO #FireflyAerospace #VardaSpace

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