An ADSEP with blue PIL-BOXs, hardware which will be delivered to Sierra Space for the LIFE habitat pathfinder mission.
Space infrastructure company Redwire is putting a biotech technology test bed on Sierra Space's first mission with its inflatable space habitat, establishing a new partnership between the two companies to make drugs in orbit.
"It's an incredible moment for Redwire, an incredible moment for Sierra," Mike Gold, Redwire's chief growth officer, told CNBC.
Redwire is not alone in targeting that market, with startups like Varda and Space Forge also working on such test beds.
The idea is to manufacture drugs in space, leveraging the environment to create unique materials, that would be returned for use on Earth.
Persons:
Mike Gold, Varda
Organizations:
Space, LIFE, pathfinder, CNBC, Space Forge
Locations:
Space's, Space