00Read later0Read MoreNASA Heat Shield Tech Contributes to America’s Space IndustryNASA Image of the Day·7 months ago#fz4nZU#nasa#varda#englishlanguage🧰Tag tools✨Add tagReading 0:0015s thresholdBookmarkThe Varda Space Industries W-5 capsule returned to Earth in Koonibba in South Australia on Jan. 29 , 2026, with the protection of a heat shield made of C-PICA, a cutting-edge material licensed from NASA and manufactured by Varda. The capsule’s successful return marks the first time a capsule protected entirely by Varda-made C-PICA has come back to Earth.