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Space logistics experts broadly endorse standards
A panel of space logistics experts underscored the importance of open standards to encourage the growth of the market.

Redwire warns of volatility in commercial space markets
Space technology company Redwire said that while it still sees the commercial sector as its biggest prospect for long-term growth, volatility among its customers may cause delays.

Space investors predict more acquisitions to combat hiring challenges
Hiring challenges in the space industry will lead to more acquisitions as way for companies to access talent and expand their workforces, investors said during an April 4 space finance session at the 37th Space Symposium.

Space SPACs look to rebound in 2022
Space companies used mergers with special purpose acquisition corporations, or SPACs, to grow their businesses in 2021, but many shareholders were left underwater at the end of the year.

Redwire acquires space biotech company Techshot
Redwire, a company built up by acquiring a series of space technology companies, has purchased space biotechnology company Techshot.

Blue Origin and Sierra Space announce plans for commercial space station
An industry group led by Blue Origin and Sierra Space, and including several other companies and organizations, announced plans Oct. 25 to cooperate on the development of a commercial space station.

Redwire completes SPAC merger
Space technology company Redwire announced Sept. 2 that it closed its merger with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC), taking the company public and providing it with capital for future acquisitions.

Redwire opens digital engineering facility aimed at national security space agencies
Redwire is opening a digital engineering facility where government agencies and aerospace companies can prototype hardware, design space architectures and concepts of operations.

Space industry in midst of transformation following record private and public investments
The space market is at a watershed moment as private and public investments continue to surge.

SPAC rule changes add complexity and delays for space companies eying public markets
New accounting rules have thrown a wrench into a SPAC machine that has been catapulting space companies to the public markets.

Redwire to go public through a SPAC merger
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 acquires Deployable Space Systems
Redwire has acquired Deployable Space Systems (DSS) Inc., the Santa Barbara, California, the rapidly growing Goleta, California, company that manufactures various structures and mechanisms including the Roll-Out Solar Array.

Redwire acquires Oakman Aerospace
Redwire has acquired Oakman Aerospace, a Littleton, Colorado firm known for digital engineering and spacecraft development. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Redwire acquires Roccor and signals intent to keep growing
Redwire acquired Roccor, a Longmont, Colorado company known for deployable spacecraft structures, and signaled its intention to continue expanding in an effort to become a leading space infrastructure company.

Al Tadros joins Redwire as chief growth officer and executive vice president
Redwire hired Al Tadros, former Maxar Technologies vice president of space infrastructure and civil space, to be its chief growth officer and executive vice president of space infrastructure.

The space sector is finally finding its way to the exits
As a wave of acquisitions washes over the space industry, NewSpace investors are finally finding the exits — just not where they expected them to be.

Redwire acquires Made In Space
Made In Space, a pioneer of in-space manufacturing and assembly technologies, is being acquired by Redwire, a new venture that is rolling up a number of smaller space companies.