TLDR · SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY
VARDA SPACE, ROCKET LAB NAIL FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND SPACECRAFT LANDING IN UTAH
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Varda Space Industries' in-space drug manufacturing capsule has finally returned to Earth after more than eight months in space. The capsule landed in the Utah desert, marking the successful conclusion of Varda's first experimental mission to grow pharmaceuticals in orbit. This was the first time a commercial company landed a spacecraft on US soil. The mission launched in June last year and was supposed to just be a month long, but it was extended due to issues obtaining a commercial reentry license.