Redwire's SpaceMD to fly 32 research units on SpaceX Starfall in 2028

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Redwire’s SpaceMD Announces its First Commercial Mission on SpaceX’s Starfall Spacecraft to Scale In-Space Pharmaceutical Development

August 6, 2026 11:00 AM EDT

SpaceMD plans to fly 32 PIL-BOXes in 2028 on this Starfall mission

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Space Microgravity Development LLC (SpaceMD), a wholly owned subsidiary of Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) and venture company focused on leveraging the microgravity environment to create dynamic innovations, announced today that it has signed a contract for a Starfall mission. Starfall is SpaceXs new spacecraft that enables affordable, routine access to a microgravity environment and provides unique opportunities for on-orbit manufacturing, scientific research, and testing. The agreement creates a scalable new pathway for Redwire to continue... More