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W-3 Capsule Lands Successfully in South Australia

Varda Partnered With the U.S. Air Force to Test an Advanced Inertial Measurement Unit

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Tom Patton
May 16, 2025
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The Varda Space Industries W-3 capsule landed at the Koonibba Test Range, operated by Southern Launch, on Wednesday at 19:07 Pacific Daylight Time. W-3 is Varda's third successful mission and comes just 11 weeks after the previous successful mission.

"The W-3 mission will provide unprecedented data to advance next-generation space and defense capabilitie…

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