UNITED STATES OF AMERICA —Axiom Space has expanded its supplier partnership with Redwire Corporation through a follow-on equipment procurement contract for commercial space station construction. Under the newly confirmed agreement, Redwire will design and supply two Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA) power generation wings intended to equip Axiom's second orbital module. The development follows a previous award for identical solar array hardware dedicated to the station's initial module, consolidating power system engineering across the multi-stage orbital assembly platform.
Redwire Corporation is a Jacksonville, Florida-based space and defense technology hardware supplier focusing on satellite components, automated systems, and space infrastructure solutions. Houston-headquartered Axiom Space is an aerospace infrastructure developer focused on creating commercial successors to the International Space Station and offering human spaceflight services.
The procurement directly addresses critical power demands for next-generation orbital platforms as commercial operations prepare to succeed legacy government space stations. Axiom Station is designed as a multi-module orbital habitat intended for low-Earth orbit, supporting long-term commercial research, microgravity manufacturing, and international crew flight operations. Assembly of the primary module is currently progressing in Turin, Italy, before undergoing final integration in Houston and eventual launch scheduled for 2028. The second module is slated for orbital deployment within a year of the initial launch to complete a four-person commercial facility.
The expansion of commercial power supply contracts highlights growing market reliance on standardized, heritage-tested space components to mitigate execution risk for capital-intensive orbital hardware. Deployable solar wing technology provides scalable energy architecture necessary to run automated manufacturing payloads, orbital data processing hubs, and life support systems. For aerospace supply chain vendors, repeated hardware integration on commercial space stations establishes recurring production cycles, accelerating market maturity for space infrastructure and satellite servicing industries across North America and Europe.
