Redwire wins approximately $40 million NASA lunar power contract

Redwire has received a NASA contract valued at approximately $40 million to develop a power generation system for a demonstration near the Moon's South Pole. The company will adapt its Roll-Out Solar Array technology for NASA's Mini-Communications and Solar Tower initiative. The system is intended to combine deployable solar arrays, batteries and wireless power-transfer equipment. The demonstration will assess vertical solar deployment, mast-mounted payload operations and survival through lunar nighttime conditions. NASA will use the work to evaluate requirements and reduce risks for larger lunar power infrastructure supporting rovers, habitats and resource activities.