Redwire Space is a space infrastructure company that provides critical technologies and solutions for space missions. It specializes in areas like power generation, deployable structures, microgravity research, and in-space manufacturing, including 3D printing. Redwire partners with organizations like Sierra Space, NASA, ESA, and the ISS National Lab, providing hardware, payload development, and engineering services to enable space exploration and commercial activities in low Earth orbit and beyond.
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The Redwire-Kanematsu partnership will focus on integrating Redwire hardware into Japanese public and private satellite missions scheduled for deployment through late 2026 and in 2027.
The Redwire-Kanematsu commercial framework establishes a direct distribution pathway for Redwire products into Japanese institutional and commercial space projects.
Redwire Corporation is establishing a local commercial presence through Kanematsu Corporation to streamline procurement for Japanese satellite manufacturers and research organizations.
Redwire Corporation has collaborated with Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation to support orbital microgravity research.
Kanematsu Corporation will serve as Redwire Corporation’s commercial partner in Japan for business development in public- and private-sector markets.
Redwire Corporation and Kanematsu Corporation initially signed the commercial framework on July 8, 2026, at Kanematsu Corporation’s headquarters in Tokyo during the SPACETIDE space conference.
Redwire Corporation entered a strategic teaming agreement with Kanematsu Corporation on August 12, 2026.
SpaceMD is a wholly owned subsidiary of Redwire Corp. based in Jacksonville, Florida.
Joint business development teams from Redwire Corporation and Kanematsu Corporation will conduct outreach to Japanese commercial satellite developers, national research agencies, and pharmaceutical firms seeking microgravity flight opportunities.
The Redwire-Kanematsu partnership covers space power generation systems, microgravity research payloads, and space robotics technology.
Kanematsu Corporation will manage market access, government procurement engagement, and corporate sales in Japan for Redwire’s covered product lines.
AE Industrial Partners’ other space holdings include Firefly Aerospace, Redwire Space, and York Space Systems.
Redwire’s SpaceMD subsidiary signed a contract to fly up to 32 PIL-BOX drug-crystallization laboratories on a 2028 SpaceX Starfall mission.
SpaceMD is a Redwire division specializing in biomedical and pharmaceutical applications in space.
Redwire’s Roll-Out Solar Array wings are nearly 20 meters long each and are intended for Blue Ring.
Redwire’s Blue Ring ROSA was rolled out ahead of its next step toward space.
AE Industrial Partners’ prior space-sector investments include Firefly Aerospace, Redwire Space, and York Space Systems.
Redwire received a $44 million DARPA contract in November to develop an air-breathing electric propulsion system for VLEO flights as low as 90 kilometers.
Redwire is adding capacity in Indiana with a new facility focused on advanced manufacturing for space infrastructure and microgravity-related products.
The Redwire Indiana facility will provide more room to scale hardware for stations, satellites, and in-space manufacturing platforms.