Defense Tech BaseVarda develops spacecraft and reentry vehicles intended to enable commercial manufacturing in microgravity, with applications relevant to pharmaceutical and defense supply chains.
At a glance
- Location
- El Segundo, California, United States
- Capabilities
- Space systems, Advanced manufacturing, Aerospace systems
- Markets
- Defense, Space
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What federal contract awards are matched to Varda Space Industries?
Defense Tech Base tracks 9 matched federal contract awards across 1 company in this selection, with $48.0M in reported award amounts, dated May 12, 2023–Jan 28, 2026.
Reported award amounts are not necessarily money spent or company revenue. These matched records do not establish the company’s complete contract history.
SBIR/STTR awards
Defense Tech Base tracks 4 matched SBIR/STTR awards across 1 company in this selection, with $31.4M in reported award amounts, dated Aug 26, 2021–Jan 25, 2024.
- High DeltaV, high thrust, high-availability commercial satellite bus$1.4M · SBIR Phase II · Jan 25, 2024
- Economical Reentry Capsules for Hypersonic Testing$29.5M · SBIR Phase II · May 16, 2023
- Satellite and Reentry to Manufacture Fiber Optics$46K · SBIR Phase I · Nov 5, 2021
- Economical Reentry Capsules for Hypersonic Testing$444K · SBIR Phase II · Aug 26, 2021
Patent publications
2 patent publications.
- Gravity-independent crystallization systemUS 12544688 B2 · Utility patent grant · Feb 10, 2026
- Processes for preparing solid state formsUS 12318370 B2 · Utility patent grant · Jun 3, 2025
Federal activity
Recent contract awards
View all- Matched awards
- 9
- Reported award value
- $47,991,563
- Latest award
- Jan 28, 2026
Agencies in matched awards
These are the most frequent awarding agencies in the records matched to this company, by award count.
- Department of Defense 8 awards
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1 award
Largest matched awards
Largest reported award amounts in this dataset. These amounts do not necessarily represent money spent or revenue received.
- STRATFI, SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, ECONOMICAL REENTRY CAPSULES FOR HYPERSONIC TESTING$27.0M · Department of Defense · May 12, 2023
- TASK ORDER 3 - TWO NOMINAL SCHEDULE INTERIOR PAYLOAD LAUNCHES FOR OCTOBER …$10.2M · Department of Defense · Dec 30, 2024
- THIS TASK ORDER IS FOR THE ORDER OF ONE ACCELERATED INTERIOR PAYLOAD …$5.0M · Department of Defense · Dec 10, 2024
Most recent matched awards
Department of Defense
THIS TASK ORDER IS FOR THE ORDER OF LAUNCH SERVICES IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2026.
Department of Defense
SCALABLE HOMELAND INNOVATIVE ENTERPRISE LAYERED DEFENSE (SHIELD) INITIAL ORDER.
Department of Defense
THIS TASK ORDER IS FOR THE ORDER OF ELEVEN (11) MONTHLY REPORTS TO PROVIDE STATUS UPDATES FROM 30 NOV 2025 THROUGH 30 SEPT 2026
Department of Defense
TASK ORDER 3 - TWO NOMINAL SCHEDULE INTERIOR PAYLOAD LAUNCHES FOR OCTOBER 2025.
Department of Defense
THIS TASK ORDER IS FOR THE ORDER OF ONE ACCELERATED INTERIOR PAYLOAD LAUNCH WITH A LAUNCH DATE OF MARCH 2025.