Redwire Breaks Ground on New State-of-the-Art Microgravity Payload Development and Space Operations Facility in Floyd County, IN
June 05 2024 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a leader in space
infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced
today that it has officially broken ground on the company’s 30,000
square foot state-of-the-art microgravity payload development and
space operations facility at the Novaparke Innovation &
Technology Campus in Floyd County, Indiana. Redwire executives were
joined by Representative Erin Houchin, state and local government
officials, and academic leaders from Indiana University Southeast
for a groundbreaking ceremony on May 31.
“Redwire’s investment in this state-of-the-art facility will
enable our company to meet the growing demand for in-space research
and manufacturing,” said John Vellinger, Redwire’s President of
In-Space Industries. “Our recent on-orbit successes with human
tissue bioprinting and novel pharmaceutical crystal formation are
revolutionary and are building strong demand for our products. The
additional laboratories will help us increase our throughput on
Earth and in space.”
The new facility will support Redwire’s cutting edge space
biotechnology programs that are making it possible for the
biopharma industry to achieve game-changing outcomes not possible
on Earth. One such capability is bioprinting three-dimensional
structures, a crucial step toward printing tissues and organs for
transplant and research. Redwire recently announced the successful
bioprinting of live human heart tissue on its 3D BioFabrication
Facility (BFF) on the International Space Station (ISS). Another
biopharma-related breakthrough is the ability to grow large and
highly ordered crystals for pharmaceutical use. On the same flight
that returned heart tissue samples, Redwire received a batch of
space-flown crystal experiments from its Pharmaceutical In-space
Laboratory (PIL-BOX) platform. Redwire has 16 in-space
investigations planned for PIL-BOX.
BFF and PIL-BOX are part of Redwire’s expansive array of space
biotech and microgravity development platforms that make use of the
space environment to improve life on Earth. Redwire has developed
20 research facilities for crewed spacecraft, with 10 currently
aboard the ISS supporting world-leading research and manufacturing
missions.
About Redwire
Redwire Corporation (NYSE:RDW) is a global space infrastructure
and innovation company enabling civil, commercial, and national
security programs. Redwire’s proven and reliable capabilities
include avionics, sensors, power solutions, critical structures,
mechanisms, radio frequency systems, platforms, missions, and
microgravity payloads. Redwire combines decades of flight heritage
and proven experience with an agile and innovative culture.
Redwire’s approximately 700 employees working from 14 facilities
located throughout the United States and Europe are committed to
building a bold future in space for humanity, pushing the envelope
of discovery and science while creating a better world on Earth.
For more information, please visit redwirespace.com.
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