SpaceX’s new Starfall program offers validation and competition for reentry startups

Jeff Foust · SpaceNews ·

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The capsule from Varda Space Industries’ W-6 mission after landing the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia in May. Credit: Southern Launch
The capsule from Varda Space Industries’ W-6 mission after landing the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia in May. Credit: Southern Launch

Demand for microgravity research and manufacturing is brewing — perhaps literally.

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Jeff Foust writes about space policy, commercial space, and related topics for SpaceNews. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science...