Varda Space's W-2 Mission Completes Successfully After a Landing in South Australia in February 2025

Varda Space’s W-2 mission wrapped up successfully after six weeks in orbit, landing safely at the Koonibba Test Range in Australia on 28 February 2025. In this video, I’ll provide a concise overview of their missions, along with some thoughts and speculation about what’s next for the company.

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00:00 Intro
01:27 Preparing to Detach the Capsule from the Pioneer Platform
04:28 Payloads
05:18 Is Varda Space Planning to Build Its Own Satellite Platform?
07:03 Upcoming Events
07:30 Outro

Sources:

Varda Space-Manufacturing in Space: https://youtu.be/5De3xf65lhE

Varda Space on X about their W-2 Mission: https://x.com/VardaSpace/status/1896629139429617678

Notes from Reentering W-2: A Varda Space Industries Story: https://youtu.be/JHsZLLyb7Fg