itnewsbot, 2 months ago to science

Varda’s drug-cooking Winnebago will be remembered as a space pioneer - Enlarge / Varda's reentry capsule soon after landing at the Utah Test a... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2005808 #commercialspace #hypersonic #features #science #space #varda #utah

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to australia

Varda looks to Australia after delays in obtaining US reentry approval - Enlarge / Artist's illustration of Varda's reentry capsule. (credit: Va... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1977278 #spacepolicy #australia #pharma #space #varda #faa

spaceflight, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to space

#CNN 📆 June 12, 2023 #Scientists found that using #crystals formed in #space 🌌 could create a more stable #cancer drug ⚕️, one that could be administered by a shot 💉 rather than the time-consuming intravenous injection currently used.
#Varda’s first mission will focus on research around ritonavir, a drug traditionally used to treat #HIV but more recently included in the antiviral medication Paxlovid to fight #Covid19 https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/12/business/spacex-launch-varda-drug-pharma-space-industry-scn/index.html

Varda #SpaceIndustries https://www.factoriesinspace.com/varda-space

@arstechnica 📆 Jul 8, 2023 #InSpaceManufacturing startup aces #pharma 💊 experiment in #orbit https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/07/in-space-manufacturing-startup-aces-pharma-experiment-in-orbit

#SpaceFactory #SpaceIndustry

Picture : Protein Crystal Growth experiment at the #ISS https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ISS-64_Hopkins_loads_protein_crystallography_plates_1.jpg

itnewsbot, 10 months ago to science

In-space manufacturing startup aces pharma experiment in orbit - Enlarge / Varda Space's first "Winnebago" spacecraft, called W-Series 1... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1952343 #pharmaceutical #ritonavir #rocketlab #re-entry #science #space #varda

spaceflight, 1 year ago to space

As of 2008, #Australia 🇦🇺 was the only #OECD country without a #SpaceAgency other than #Iceland 🇮🇸. The #Australian #Space Agency opened its office on 📆 19 February 2020 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Space_Agency

Former #space related #CSIRO achievements : "Our #history in space" https://www.csiro.au/en/Showcase/space-timeline

🇦🇺 National #SpaceProgram https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Space_Program#Background

🇦🇺 Australian #spaceport entries in #OpenStreetMap : https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/1phy

Picture : Australia from Space https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Australia_from_Space_(25847245912).png