Startup Varda Space says it has contracted with SpaceX to launch its first satellite – based on a Rocket Lab bus called Photon – on a Falcon 9 rideshare mission in early 2023. Founded in late 2020, Varda Space says its mission “is to build the first space factory” – or, to be more precise, … Continue reading SpaceX to launch Varda Space’s first Rocket Lab-derived ‘space factory’ satellite