By Karen Roman
Redwire Corp. (NYSE: RDW) said its contract with Astrobiome Space S.à r.l. will allow the company to grow strawberries and test Astrobiome Space’s biostimulant inside Redwire’s greenhouse system on board the International Space Station (ISS).
This milestone marks the first flight for the company’s greenhouse system and becomes the world’s first commercial space greenhouse, Redwire stated.
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The company will use Astrobiome Space’s biostimulant to grow the first wild-strawberries cultivated in orbit expecting it to bring orbital crops closer to the quality of wild-grown produce on Earth, it said.
“With our Greenhouse platform, we are not only enabling fundamental research, but we are also demonstrating the practical cultivation of fresh food in space—including crops such as strawberries and fungi,” said Marc Dielissen, Redwire Europe’s Executive VP. “These capabilities are essential as we prepare for long-duration missions and future habitats, while also generating valuable insights to improve agricultural practices here on Earth.”
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The company also supports long-term NASA exploration plans and its greenhouse system deploys flight-qualified plant growth technology like the Passive Orbital Nutrient Delivery System devices developed together with Tupperware Brands, which are currently operated by Redwire on the ISS, it stated.
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