Mach-25 Return: Varda W-1 Lands After Pharma-Driven Space Mission

A commercial Varda Space Industries W-1 capsule reentered Earth's atmosphere at Mach 25 and landed at the Utah Test and Training Range after a mission to produce ritonavir crystals for pharmaceutical processing, a first for a commercial spacecraft under FAA Part 450 licensing; the mission included capsule separation from its satellite and onboard footage of the dramatic reentry.