Last month the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. The Federal Aviation Administration rejected Varda’s application to land its first in-space manufacturing spacecraft in the Utah desert for what feels like a lack of coordination with the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (there’s the FAA again, holding up innovation and progress for U.S.-based space companies).
If you were constantly faced with delays by U.S. agencies what would you do? Well, Varda decided to move its operations to Australia to land their future return entry vehicles. How many companies does the FAA have to drive out of the country before the U.S. government steps in to help keep companies here so their valuable jobs don’t head over seas?