SpaceX’s new Starfall program offers validation and competition for reentry startups

Published on August 4, 2026
The capsule from Varda Space Industries’ W-6 mission after landing the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia in May. Credit: Southern Launch

Demand for microgravity research and manufacturing is brewing — perhaps literally.When SpaceX launched the first test flight of Starfall, its commercial reentry capsule, on June 23, the company did not […]

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