Redwire Technology Enabling NASA Mission to Observe Black Holes and Neutron Stars
06 12월 2021 - 10:30PM
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Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a leader in space
infrastructure for the next generation space economy, is supplying
vital navigation and power generation components for NASA's Imaging
X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission. IXPE is the first
satellite dedicated to measuring polarized X-rays from objects,
such as neutron stars and supermassive black holes, to reveal
previously hidden details of the universe. It is scheduled to
launch on December 9, 2021, from Kennedy Space Center in
Florida.
Redwire delivered a rigid solar panel array under a 2018
contract with Ball Aerospace to design, manufacture and deliver a
solar array for the IXPE mission. The solar array for IXPE consists
of five interconnected rigid panels that are wrapped around the
spacecraft when stowed for launch and then deployed once launch is
complete. Each panel in the solar array consists of SolAero
heritage ZTJ multi-junction photovoltaic solar cells. In addition,
Redwire delivered twelve Coarse Sun Sensor (CSS) detectors. The CSS
detectors will be used for solar array pointing, sun acquisition,
and fail-safe recovery of the IXPE spacecraft.
“Redwire is proud to partner with Ball Aerospace and NASA on
this mission and it’s exciting to see our technology play a role in
better understanding the universe,” said Andrew Rush, President and
COO of Redwire. “As a critical mission partner, we are leveraging
our flight-proven technology to enable missions like IXPE that will
yield knowledge on the physics of black holes, pulsars and other
exotic objects and expand humanity's fundamental understanding of
the universe.”
Led by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville,
Alabama, IXPE is a Small Explorer mission that is part of NASA's
Astrophysics Explorers Program. IXPE will analyze the polarization
of X-rays from exotic sources like black holes, magnetars and
pulsars. Polarization of X-rays and other forms of light is related
to how electromagnetic waves are oriented as they travel through
space. Studying the polarization of X-rays promises to yield
insights into how X-rays are generated by these exotic objects and
help improve our understanding of the universe.
Redwire's broad expertise in flexible and rigid solar panel
technology will help make the IXPE mission a reality. In addition
to IXPE, Redwire has provided solar power solutions for a variety
of space applications, including the patented Roll-Out Solar Arrays
(ROSA) that power the International Space Station. Redwire has a
proven track record of meeting the needs of many commercial and
government spaceflight customers, and is producing modular solar
arrays for future spaceflight missions, including Maxar's Power and
Propulsion Element for NASA's Gateway program and NASA's Double
Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission.
The CSS detectors delivered under contract with Ball Aerospace
also demonstrate a long record of engineering success. CSS
technology has successfully performed in highly elliptical,
geostationary and low and medium Earth orbits, on various
interplanetary missions to the Moon and Mars and in deep space. CSS
technology is currently providing critical navigation capability on
NASA’s Lucy mission, the first mission to Jupiter’s Trojan
asteroids.
Decades of flight heritage and continual breakthroughs in new
space technology enable Redwire to deliver critical sensors and
other components to government and commercial customers, improving
capabilities in low Earth orbit and beyond.
About Redwire
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) is a leader in space
infrastructure for the next generation space economy, with valuable
IP for solar power generation and in-space 3D printing and
manufacturing. With decades of flight heritage combined with the
agile and innovative culture of a commercial space platform,
Redwire is uniquely positioned to assist its customers in solving
the complex challenges of future space missions. For more
information, please visit www.redwirespace.com.
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