Redwire Tech Talks, Special NASA Guest Visits and More Make For Another Successful Day at Space Symposium

Redwire Chief Engineer, Steve Bailey, Redwire Business Development Associate, Kari Abromitis, and Firefly SVP of Spacecraft, Shea Ferring

Following happy hour at the RedwireĀ booth,Ā a big crowd gathered to seeĀ RedwireĀ Chief Engineer, Steve Bailey,Ā RedwireĀ Business Development Associate, KariĀ Abromitis,Ā and Firefly SVP of Spacecraft,Ā Shea Ferring,Ā discussedĀ commercial Lunar exploration.Ā RedwireĀ recently won a contract to provide avionics and critical navigation systems forĀ Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander, scheduled to deliver 10 science investigations and technology demonstrations to the Moon in 2023 as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.Ā The panelistsĀ discussedĀ how theĀ RedwireĀ and Firefly teamsĀ have been a ā€œperfect marriage,ā€Ā complementing each other’s strengths as theyĀ continue to successfullyĀ meetĀ the program’s milestones. The team reiterated the importance of the CLPS program, a key part of NASA’s Artemis lunar exploration efforts, and how NASA’s mission to foster a commercial marketplace for lunar activity will enable more science and exploration for years to come.Ā 

Special visits from NASA

Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator for NASA, and Elon Gordon, Redwire Mechanical Engineer

Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, the Associate Administrator for NASA, visited the RedwireĀ boothĀ yesterdayĀ to get a close-up look at our advanced manufacturing facilities currentlyĀ onboardĀ the International Space StationĀ (ISS). We also showcasedĀ Redwire’sĀ deployable technologyĀ enablingĀ NASA’sĀ Solar Cruiser mission, which will have the largest solar sail ever tested in space, to travel to the Sun.

Vanessa E. Wyche,Ā Director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center andĀ Justin Kugler,Ā RedwireĀ Acting General Manager of Mission SolutionsĀ 

Today,Ā Vanessa E. Wyche,Ā Director of NASA’s Johnson Space CenterĀ met withĀ Redwire’s Justin Kugler, Acting General Manager of Mission Solutions, was givenĀ aĀ demoĀ ofĀ ourĀ high-resolutionĀ flightĀ camerasĀ that support NASA’s Artemis program.

NASA Astronaut Col. Nick Hague and Redwire Senior Manager of Brand Strategy Tere Riley

Renowned NASAĀ AstronautĀ Col.Ā Nick HagueĀ met withĀ Redwire’sĀ Senior Manager of Brand StrategyĀ Tere Riley.Ā Selected as an astronaut in 2013, Hague served as Flight Engineer on theĀ ISSĀ for Expeditions 59 andĀ 60 andĀ has logged a total of 203 days in space.Ā Ā 

 

Upcoming EventsĀ 
Located at Booth #1375, in the main exhibit hall, Redwire will host happy hour starting at 3:30 p.m. MT followed by a tech talk highlighting Redwire’s flight heritage with in-space manufacturing and its importance for continued growth in low-Earth orbit.Ā 

Schedule below:Ā 
4:00-4:30 p.m. MTĀ 
Tech Talk:Ā EnablingĀ Space CommercializationĀ withĀ In-SpaceĀ Manufacturing
Featuring:Ā Justin Kugler, Acting General Manager of Redwire’s Mission Solutions, and Alicia Carey, Lead Program Manager, Redwire

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