WASHINGTON — Redwire, a firm that has acquired several space technology companies in the last year, announced March 25 that it will go public by merging with a special-purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC). Redwire said it will merge with Genesis Park Acquisition Corp., a SPAC that went public in November 2020. […]
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“It validates the fact that the industry is maturing, and that it’s not a bunch of crazy rocket scientists out in the field blowing stuff up.” SAN FRANCISCO — Long-term space investors aren’t surprised by the recent surge of space industry mergers and acquisitions. In fact, they say, it’s […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Redwire has acquired Deployable Space Systems (DSS) Inc., the rapidly growing Goleta, California, company that manufactures various structures and mechanisms including the Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The DSS acquisition announced Feb. 23 was the seventh acquisition by Jacksonville, Florida-based Redwire, […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Redwire has acquired Oakman Aerospace, a Littleton, Colorado firm known for digital engineering and spacecraft development. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition announced Jan. 19 is the latest sign that Redwire is continuing to move rapidly to establish a multifaceted space company. “Oakman Aerospace […]
WASHINGTON — A Japanese company developing commercial lunar landers has opened an office in the United States in a bid to win more business from NASA’s Artemis program. Tokyo-based ispace announced Nov. 9 it opened an office in Denver that it will use to design lunar landers. The company is […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Redwire acquired Roccor, a Longmont, Colorado, a company known for deployable spacecraft structures, and signaled its intention to continue expanding in an effort to become a leading space infrastructure company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “Roccor is exactly the type of company we are looking […]
Moon dirt could be valuable to spacefaring private companies. Nic Henry/CNET NASA wants to buy moon “dirt,” or rocks, from private companies, the space agency said on Thursday. The companies can collect rocks from any location on the lunar surface, with data that identifies the location, and send images to NASA, […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Redwire, a company formed earlier this year by AE Industrial Partners, announced Aug. 25 that Al Tadros, former Maxar Technologies vice president of space infrastructure and civil space, became its chief growth officer and executive vice president of space infrastructure on Aug. 24. “Al is a respected […]