Redwire's SpaceMD names ex-Merck and NASA executives as advisors

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Former Merck and NASA Leaders Bring Strategic Expertise to SpaceMD Amid Rising Demand for its In-Space Pharmaceutical Development Capabilities

July 8, 2026 7:00 AM EDT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a global leader in aerospace and defense technology solutions, announced today it has appointed pioneering industry leaders Paul Reichert, former Principal Investigator at Merck Research Laboratories, and Niki Werkheiser, former Director of Technology Maturation at NASAs Space Technology Mission Directorate, to serve in strategic advisory roles at Space Microgravity Development LLC (SpaceMD), Redwires venture company focused on leveraging the microgravity environment to create new innovations in biotech and other fields. Specifically, Reichert and Werkheiser will expand SpaceMDs leadership in space-enabled research and... More