Southern Launch

🎉 Huge news from #IAC2025! @SouthernLaunch has signed a commercial agreement with US-based @VardaSpace in Sydney, paving the way for 20 spacecraft returns to South Australia's Koonibba Test Range by 2028. Read more ➡ bit.ly/4gSDEws #SpaceToBe

Good times in Adelaide with @SouthernLaunch

And then there were 3. Thank you to @RocketLab, @SouthernLaunch, @SpaceX, and of course @AFResearchLab and @NASA.

Around the world in 60 days. ✅ 900+ orbits ✅24.5 million miles traveled ✅Our third successful Earth re-entry mission Rocket Lab’s Pioneer spacecraft has released @VardaSpace’s capsule safely back to Earth landing at the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia, operated by @southernlaunch. Another Earth re-entry. Another mission complete. 🚀🌍 Learn more: bit.ly/44yPEPH

Inbound! Over the next few days, we will work with our partners @RocketLab and @SouthernLaunch to reenter and recover the W-3 capsule. W-3 is Varda’s third mission, and the second this year.

Pioneer’s second engine burn complete ✅ Next up: Burn 3 and release of @vardaspace’s capsule over @southernlaunch's Koonibba Test Range in South Australia.

We successfully acquired signal from W-3. Our system health checks are now complete and we can confirm that the capsule is operating nominally. We'll see you again down under soon, @SouthernLaunch @AusSpaceAgency!

We can confirm that at 6:32 AM PT the W-2 capsule landed safely at the Koonibba Test Range, operated by @SouthernLaunch, becoming the first-ever commercial spacecraft to reenter on Australian soil.