"What if the next industrial revolution doesn't happen on Earth? William Bruey, founder and CEO of Varda Space Industries, is on a mission to prove it can - and will - happen in orbit. He's taking the Space Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27-29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, to share how his team is transforming outer space into the ultimate manufacturing frontier."
"Bruey's talk zeroes in on the factory of the future, where microgravity becomes a manufacturing tool, not a setting for sci-fi. He'll unpack how Varda is turning the vacuum of space into a production line for high-value materials - from new, life-saving pharmaceuticals to more powerful fiber optic cables and why orbit may soon be the most profitable real estate in the known universe."
"As a former SpaceX engineer who helped fly Dragon on eight missions to the ISS, William Bruey knows what it takes to innovate where gravity doesn't apply. Now at Varda Space Industries, he's pioneering a new kind of factory - one that orbits Earth, manufactures breakthrough materials, then reenters the atmosphere to deliver products that can't be made anywhere else."
William Bruey leads Varda Space Industries to develop orbital factories that leverage microgravity to manufacture materials impossible to produce on Earth. Varda plans to manufacture high-value products such as novel pharmaceuticals and superior fiber optic cables in vacuum, then return finished goods to Earth via reentry. The approach positions orbit as a commercially viable location for manufacturing and revenue generation. Bruey's background includes engineering roles at SpaceX and leadership in finance technology, combining technical and operational experience. The project appears at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, with a Space Stage session and details on sessions, speakers, event dates, location, and ticket discounts.
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