🇩🇪 #ATMOS has few competitors, of which #VardaSpace and #InversionSpace both apply parachutes 🪂 for the final descent of their return capsules. #Phoenix doesn’t require parachutes due to its large surface area and low mass, allowing its shape to essentially act as a parachute. The ballistic coefficient is lower than #NASA’s #LOFTID demonstrator. The next Phoenix to launch will carry "green #propulsion; ethane and nitrous oxide” https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/06/atmos-space-cargo
#VardaSpace president : “I don’t know about you, but if I got stuck at an airport for seven months longer than expected, that would definitely qualify as #stranded.” https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/stranded-in-space-nasa-doesnt-see-the-starliner-astronauts-that-way/
Varda Space have Successfully Demonstrated the Feasibility of Processing Pharmaceuticals in Microgravity Environments
#Earth #Falcon9 #ManufacturingInSpace #Microgravity #Radiation #SpaceX #VardaSpace #CompanyProfiles #EditorSPicks #IndustryReportsPapersAndEBooks #Manufacturing #News #SocioEconomic #SpaceEconomy
https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2024/04/01/return-of-the-ritonavir-stability-of-pharmaceuticals-processed-in-orbit/
Varda Space Industries: Pioneering In-Space Manufacturing for Earth’s Benefit
#AttitudeControl #Australia #Business #CommercialSpace #Communications #Earth #FAA #Falcon9 #Gravity #InternationalSpaceStation #Investment #Launch #Life #Manufacturing #Materials #Microgravity #Pharmaceutical #Research #RocketLab #Rockets #Science #SpaceIndustry #SpaceStation #Spacecraft #SpaceX #Technology #Timeline #VardaSpace #Application #CompanyProfiles #Downstream #EditorSPicks #Infrastructure #Manufacturing #SocioEconomic #SpaceEconomy #SpaceLogistics #SpaceSegment #UserSegment
https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2024/04/01/varda-space-industries-pioneering-in-space-manufacturing-for-earths-benefit/
• #SpaceX $175 billion 💰
• #Airbus $125 bn
• #Boeing $125 bn
• #LockheedMartin $102 bn
• #Safran $85 bn
• #NorthropGrumman $67.51 bn
• #MitsubishiHeavy $24.7 bn
• #Leonardo $11.85 bn
• #SierraSpace $5.3 bn
• #RelativitySpace $4.2 bn
• #IHI $3.21 bn
• #RocketLab $2.73 bn
• #EchoStar $1.79 bn
• #Firefly $1.5 bn
• #AxiomSpace $1 bn
• #VirginGalactic $767 million
• #ispace $680 mn
• #PlanetLabs $610 mn
• #VardaSpace $500 mn
• #AST SpaceMobile $435 mn 💵
https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/20-most-valuable-space-companies-in-the-world-1259496/
Die erste orbitale medizinische Fabrik in der Umlaufbahn sitzt fest, nachdem ihr der Wiedereintritt zur Erde aus Sicherheitsgründen verweigert wurde. Auf ihr wurden die Kristalle für ein HIV-Medikament hergestellt.
#VardaSpace #USAirForce #FAA #OrbitalDrugFactory
Space Drugs Factory Denied Reentry to Earth
"After manufacturing crystals of an HIV drug in space, the first orbital factory is stuck in orbit after being denied reentry back to Earth due to safety concerns. The U.S. Air Force denied a reque..."
https://gizmodo.com/space-pharmaceuticals-varda-regulations-faa-1850850528
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