Pioneer – возвращаемый технологический космический корабль VardaSpace

[zandr]

https://x.com/VardaSpace/status/2017059849306255783

Varda Space Industries  @VardaSpace
The W-5 mission landed safely at the Koonibba Test Range operated by @SouthernLaunch. This is the first reentry of Varda's next-generation satellite bus, which we designed specifically to meet the demands of both long-duration orbital pharmaceutical processing and reentry.

The W-5 flight carried a payload for the U.S. Navy in partnership with @AFResearchLab and was also equipped with a heatshield made in Varda's El Segundo headquarters from C-PICA, an ablative material that has been used on all the W-series capsules and was originally developed at @NASAAmes Research Center.

Key highlights of the W-5 mission include:
· End-to-End Autonomy: The mission was a successful demonstration of the Varda-built bus in executing orbital maneuvers, concluding in a precise deorbit burn.
· High-Fidelity Recovery: Safe landing and rapid recovery of the customer payload for immediate post-flight analysis saves time and offers customers options for iterative development.
· Hypersonic S&T: The unique aerothermal chemistry of the reentry environment is impossible to fully simulate on the ground, and flight testing is the best way to advance understanding of the reentry environment.

W-5's success reinforces the advantage of building the entire integrated system in-house. By owning the spacecraft, the capsule, and the mission operations end-to-end, we can iterate faster, fly more often, and reliably bring complex manufacturing processes back to Earth.

[zandr]

Название темы можно поменять. Начиная с вернувшейся пятой миссии у Varda собственный борт, а не RocketLab-овский.

И всё таки, прямого указания на то, что W-5 изготовлен на сборочном производстве Varda Space Industries нигде не увидел.
"Домашняя интегрированная система" это как-то косвенно.
Впрочем, ничего про производство  W-5 и у RocketLab.

[testest]

The mission was a successful demonstration of the Varda-built bus in maintaining orbital stability and executing orbital maneuvers, concluding in a precise deorbit burn. 
https://www.varda.com/missions/w-5

The W-5 vehicle includes three components: the hypersonic reentry capsule; a satellite bus that provides power, navigation and propulsion, and an ablative C-PICA heatshield that protects the spacecraft during peak heating. The vehicles are produced at Varda's El Segundo facility.
https://spacenews.com/varda-space-launches-its-fifth-mission-extends-run-of-afrl-test-flights/