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Redwire
RDWRedwire Corporation is a leading space infrastructure company pioneering in-space manufacturing, 3D bioprinting, and advanced spacecraft systems.
Jacksonville, United States Est. 2020 Commercial
- Founded
- 2020
- Headquarters
- Jacksonville, United States
- Stage
- Public
- Ownership
- Listed
- Market cap
- $2.65B-21.3% 30d
- Employees
- 1,410as of 2025
- Last round
- Undisclosed round · $80.8M2022-04
Quick Facts
Country
United States
Founded
2020
Type
commercial
Status
public
About Redwire
Updated 2026-09-09
Redwire Corporation is a leading space infrastructure company pioneering in-space manufacturing, 3D bioprinting, and advanced spacecraft systems. With over 20 facilities developed for the International Space Station and 10 currently operating on orbit, Redwire is advancing capabilities that will enable humanity to live and work sustainably in space.
In May 2024, Redwire successfully 3D bioprinted the first live human heart tissue sample through its BioFabrication Facility (BFF) aboard the ISS. This breakthrough tissue returned to Earth in April 2024, opening doors to creating heart patches for damaged tissue treatment and more effective personalized medicine. The company plans to bioprint human blood vessels and knee meniscus tissue on future missions.
The MSTIC (Manufacturing of Semiconductors and Thin-Film Integrated Coatings) facility completed its pathfinder mission in 2024, manufacturing 18 thin-film semiconductor samples to explore beneficial effects of microgravity on these structures. Launched on Northrop Grumman's NG-20 cargo mission in February 2024, MSTIC is an autonomous semiconductor manufacturing platform developed with the ISS National Laboratory and NASA.
Redwire's Additive Manufacturing Facility produced 3D-printed radiation shielding on orbit, recycling polyethylene from packaging waste into filament for AstroRad radiation vest inserts, addressing a major hazard for deep space missions. The company broke ground on a new state-of-the-art microgravity payload development and space operations facility in Floyd County, Indiana. Redwire continues expanding in-space manufacturing capabilities to meet growing demand for space-based research and production.
Products and product lines
| Product | Line | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Edge Autonomy drone systems | Defense / uncrewed systems | Redwire acquired drone maker Edge Autonomy for $925 million ($150 million cash plus $775 million in stock), announced 21 January 2025, to expand into autonomous defense systems. |
| Long Range Reconnaissance (LRR) drone | Defense / uncrewed systems | Edge Autonomy prototype selected in a 2025 U.S. Army long-range-reconnaissance drone competition. |
| Seeker product line (space cameras and navigation sensors) | Satellite components | European-manufactured space camera and navigation sensor line launched 24 August 2026 at Redwire's Riga, Latvia facility to strengthen European satellite supply-chain sovereignty. |
| Phased array antenna technology | Satellite communications component | Redwire announced a strategic investment on 25 August 2026 in next-generation phased array antennas to advance space-based communications for military and defense operators. |
| Roll Out Solar Array (ROSA) | Satellite component | Deployable solar array technology, developed via Redwire's Deployable Space Systems business, used on multiple spacecraft. |
Timeline
- 2025 Redwire announces on 21 January a $925 million acquisition of drone manufacturer Edge Autonomy, expanding into autonomous defense systems; the combined company is projected to generate over $500 million in annual revenue, about half from defense. [source]
- 2025 Edge Autonomy's Long Range Reconnaissance drone prototype is selected in a U.S. Army competition. [source]
- 2025 Redwire reports approximately 1,410 employees as of 31 December 2025 and total contracted backlog of $411.2 million ($299.8 million Space segment, $111.4 million Defense Tech segment) in its FY2025 10-K. [source]
- 2026 Redwire launches its 'Seeker' European-manufactured space camera and navigation sensor product line on 24 August at its Riga, Latvia facility to strengthen European supply-chain sovereignty. [source]
- 2026 Redwire announces a strategic investment on 25 August in next-generation phased array antenna technology to advance space-based communications for defense customers. [source]
- 2026 Redwire signs a licensing agreement, announced 25 August, under which it will manufacture data processing units and network switches for Luxembourg-based Edge Aerospace at its Marlborough, Massachusetts facility. [source]
- 2026 Redwire marks five years on the NYSE with a Ring Opening Bell ceremony on 1 September, reporting record Q2 2026 revenue of $117.1 million, gross margins of 27.8%, and record backlog of $542.1 million, and noting it has more than doubled its employee base and completed four acquisitions since 2021. [source]
Funding history
2 eventsTeam
- Peter CannitoCEO · source
Signals
- Market cap, 90 days
- -29.8%
- Verification
- Verified 2026-09-09
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- When was Redwire founded?
- Redwire was founded in 2020 in United States.
- Where is Redwire headquartered?
- Redwire is headquartered in Jacksonville, United States.
- What does Redwire do?
- Redwire Corporation is a leading space infrastructure company pioneering in-space manufacturing, 3D bioprinting, and advanced spacecraft systems. With over 20 facilities developed for the International Space Station and 10 currently operating on orbit, Redwire is advancing capabilities that will enable humanity to live…
- Is Redwire publicly traded?
- Yes. Redwire trades under the ticker RDW on NYSE.
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- Redwire works in satellite manufacturing, In space services and In-space manufacturing, plus 4 other space-industry sectors.
Sources
The structured fields on this page (founding year, location, sector, status, listing) and the profile text are drawn from the sources below. How profiles are drafted and checked is described in our methodology.
- Official website (rdw.com)
- Market data via Yahoo Finance (RDW) · retrieved 2026-09-14
- Company LinkedIn page
- SEC Form D · retrieved 2026-09-04
- SEC Form D · retrieved 2026-09-04
- SEC 10-K · retrieved 2026-09-04
- Wikidata / Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-09-04
- SpaceNews: Redwire expands into defense with $925 million purchase of Edge Autonomy · retrieved 2026-09-09
- Redwire: About / Leadership · retrieved 2026-09-09
- Redwire: Launches European-Manufactured Space Camera and Navigation Sensor Product Line (24 Aug 2026) · retrieved 2026-09-09
- Redwire: Strategic Investment in Next-Generation Phased Array Antenna Technology (25 Aug 2026) · retrieved 2026-09-09
- SpaceNews: Edge Aerospace expands U.S. manufacturing through licensing pact with Redwire (25 Aug 2026) · retrieved 2026-09-09
- Redwire: NYSE Welcomes Redwire to Ring Opening Bell, Celebrating Five Years (1 Sep 2026) · retrieved 2026-09-09
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