Space Capsule Successfully Returns to Earth After Months Stranded in Orbit—Government Approvals Pave the Way for Varda’s Historic Landing

Salt Lake City, Utah – After nearly eight months in orbit, Varda Space Industries successfully navigated a complex web of governmental approvals to bring its spacecraft safely back to Earth. The space capsule, larger than a mini-fridge, made a gentle landing in the remote Utah desert last Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration, along with the US military and the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation, all had to align before Varda could secure a commercial …

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