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Varda and Galaxia scale orbital manufacturing and compute

Varda Space Industries now operates three capsules in orbit to grow potential cancer drug crystals in microgravity while testing heat protection materials for hypersonic reentry. Galaxia has advanced its sovereign space capabilities by launching…

Varda Space Industries now operates three capsules in orbit to grow potential cancer drug crystals in microgravity while testing heat protection materials for hypersonic reentry (The Guardian). Galaxia has advanced its sovereign space capabilities by launching the Onyx Edge onboard computer, which allows for in-orbit reprogramming of satellite applications like real-time threat detection (True North Strategic Review). CesiumAstro secured $730 million in Series D financing to develop its Synchronicity satellite constellation following the successful Element-1 mission (SpaceNews).

  • Qualcomm will supply SpaceX with 5G cell sites for its mobile network expansion (Greg Landegger from BitDigest).
  • China plans to conduct three uncrewed test missions before attempting a human lunar landing by 2030 (Smithsonian Magazine).
  • NASA’s Swift orbital observatory reentered the atmosphere after a failed rescue attempt ended its two-decade mission (Deutsche Welle).
  • Airbus is promoting its Detumbler passive spin stabilization solution to address the threat posed by dead satellites in orbit (SpaceNews).

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Sources

  1. The GuardianDetails Varda Space Industries' current orbital fleet and their specific focus on pharmaceutical manufacturing in microgravity.

  2. True North Strategic ReviewCovers Galaxia's development of software-defined satellites and the Onyx Edge computer for orbital intelligence tasks.

  3. SpaceNewsReports on CesiumAstro's $730 million funding round and the deployment of their new Synchronicity constellation.

  4. Greg Landegger, BitDigest ✎ Written by a personLists recent industry movements including Qualcomm's partnership with SpaceX for 5G mobile infrastructure.

  5. Smithsonian MagazineOutlines China's four-mission roadmap aimed at achieving a human lunar landing by 2030.

  6. Deutsche WelleConfirms the end-of-life reentry of the NASA Swift telescope after a failed orbital rescue mission.

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