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Varda Space Industries Successfully Reenters W-6, Validating Autonomous Navigation and Advanced Thermal Protection Systems

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Varda’s W-6 capsule successfully reentered and landed at Koonibba Test Range in South Australia. The mission carried Rhea Space Activity’s AutoNav payload that used onboard imagery of resident space objects to determine position during hypersonic reentry and GPS/radio blackout.

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