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Varda Space Industries

@VardaSpace

Manufactures pharmaceuticals in microgravity aboard free-flying capsules and flies hypersonic reentry payloads for the US military

Legal name
Varda Space Industries
Founded
2021
Employees
175
Website
https://varda.com/
X profile
https://x.com/VardaSpace
X bio link
http://varda.com/
Location
El Segundo, California
Ownership
PRIVATE

Contract Awards

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Award count
8
Total disclosed
$46,823,668
Latest award
Jan 30, 2026
Sources: USAspending.gov

Links

WebsiteX profile@VardaSpaceLinkedIn

Identity Trust

Computed from durable identifiers and the number of independent source systems attached to this entity.

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Trust score
47/100
Confidence
Partial
Identifier types
5
CAGEUEIDOMAINX_USER_IDX_USERNAME
Reference sources: SAM.gov Entity Management registry, Space Index X list

Company News

Sixth Varda mission successfully returnsSpaceNews / May 21, 2026Varda Space Industries completed its latest reentry mission May 18 as the company balances supporting pharmaceutical research and hypersonic testing. The post Sixth Varda mission successfully returns appeared first on SpaceNews.NASA Heat Shield Tech Contributes to America’s Space IndustryNASA / Feb 4, 2026This Jan. 29, 2026, photo captures the streak the Varda Space Industries W-5 capsule made while returning to Earth. The capsule uses a protective heat shield Varda produced made of cutting-edge material it licensed from NASA. The material, known as C-PICA (Conformal Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator), provides a stronger, less expensive, and more efficient thermal protection […]Varda’s W-5 mission lands in AustraliaSpaceNews / Jan 31, 2026Varda Space Industries completed its latest reentry mission Jan. 29, completing an end-to-end demonstration of a new in-house spacecraft design. The post Varda’s W-5 mission lands in Australia appeared first on SpaceNews.NASA Heat Shield Technology Enables Space Industry GrowthSpaceDaily / Jan 30, 2026Moffett Field Ca (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 Using cutting-edge material licensed from NASA, a protective heat shield manufactured in-house by Varda Space Industries for the first time enabled one of its capsules to blaze through Earth's atmosphere on Thursday, marking a significant milestone for the agency and America's space industry. The material, known as C-PICA (Conformal Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator), provides a stronger, less

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Profile Metadata

X location
El Segundo, California
X bio link
http://varda.com/

Outgoing Relationships

SuppliesU.S. Department of DefenseCUSTOMER_MARKETUSAspending.gov

Holds 8+ recent U.S. DoD prime contracts (largest ~$27,000,633).

Manufacturesin-orbit production equipmentTECHNOLOGYProfile text

Designing and building infrastructure for low Earth orbit, including in-orbit production equipment.

Manufacturesreentry capsulesTECHNOLOGYProfile text

Designing and building reliable reentry capsules.

Incoming Relationships

Partner OfSpacewerxORGANIZATIONSpaceWERX challenge cohorts

SpaceWERX lists Varda Space Industries via SpaceWERX cohorts.

Invests InSpace CapitalORGANIZATIONSpace Capital portfolio

Space Capital lists Varda Space Industries via Space Capital portfolio.

All Contract Awards

$4,108,242
Jan 30, 2026
FA945326FX010

DoD award FA945326FX010 to VARDA SPACE INDUSTRIES, INC..

USAspending.gov
$500
Dec 29, 2025
HQ085926FF090

DoD award HQ085926FF090 to VARDA SPACE INDUSTRIES, INC..

USAspending.gov
$159,577
Nov 25, 2025
FA945326FX002

DoD award FA945326FX002 to VARDA SPACE INDUSTRIES, INC..

USAspending.gov
$9,073,799
Dec 30, 2024
FA945325FX010

DoD award FA945325FX010 to VARDA SPACE INDUSTRIES, INC..

USAspending.gov
$145,070
Dec 11, 2024
FA945325FX007

DoD award FA945325FX007 to VARDA SPACE INDUSTRIES, INC..

USAspending.gov
$4,970,847
Dec 11, 2024
FA945325FX009

DoD award FA945325FX009 to VARDA SPACE INDUSTRIES, INC..

USAspending.gov
$1,365,000
Jan 26, 2024
FA864924P0388

DoD award FA864924P0388 to VARDA SPACE INDUSTRIES, INC..

USAspending.gov
$27,000,633
May 16, 2023
FA945323CA035

DoD award FA945323CA035 to VARDA SPACE INDUSTRIES, INC..

USAspending.gov

Identifier Reference

CAGE
8UED5
SAM.gov Entity Management registry
UEI
J3R2KNLS7GE4
SAM.gov Entity Management registry
DOMAIN
varda.com
SAM.gov Entity Management registry
X_USER_ID
1302692442777427968
Space Index X list
X_USERNAME
vardaspace
Space Index X list