What would happen if Earth’s next industrial revolution never happened? William Bluey, founder and CEO of Varda Space Industries, is on a mission to prove that it can and does happen in orbit. He will be on 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.
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Space isn’t just for rockets, it’s for income
Bluey’s talk focuses on the factory of the future, where microgravity is a manufacturing tool rather than a science fiction setting. He uncovers how Varda is putting low-Earth orbit into production lines for high-value materials, from new life-saving medicines to stronger fiber-optic cables, and why orbit will soon become the most profitable real estate in the known universe.
Bruey is just one of the visionaries taking to the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. Explore over 200 session agendas, see over 250 speakers and find the best ticket prices before prices go up.
Build a factory among the stars
As a former SpaceX engineer who helped fly Dragon on eight missions to the ISS, William Bluey knows what it takes to innovate where gravity doesn’t apply. Now, at Varda Space Industries, he is pioneering a new kind of factory that orbits Earth to manufacture breakthrough materials and re-enters the atmosphere to deliver products that can’t be made anywhere else.
Prior to starting Varda, Bruey led Global Equity Technology at Bank of America and holds degrees in Applied Physics (Cornell University) and Systems Engineering. A pilot and engineer at heart, he also enjoys coding algorithms and flying his Cozy MK4 aircraft. Check out his Space Stage session to learn more about this.
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