Redwire Wins Follow-On Contract for Second Axiom Station Module Wings

Redwire Corporation (RDW ) said on October 5, 2026, that it has been awarded a contract by Axiom Space to develop and deliver two Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA) wings for Axiom Station’s second space station module, according to the company’s announcement. The follow-on award covers hardware for the commercial station’s second module while Redwire continues building the ROSA wings for Axiom Space’s first space station module under a previously announced contract.

The announcement was datelined Antalya, Turkey, and Jacksonville, Florida. The release describes Axiom Station as a planned permanent commercial platform in low-Earth orbit where nations can conduct microgravity research, develop and eventually manufacture commercial products to return to Earth, and access space uninterrupted through human spaceflight missions.

“We are excited and grateful for the opportunity to provide Axiom Space with additional ROSAs,” said Mike Gold, President of Redwire Space. Gold pointed to what he called ROSA’s unparalleled track record supporting the International Space Station in low-Earth orbit and said the system holds a 100-percent success rate in space environments from LEO to GEO and beyond. He said Redwire is committed to leveraging its proven heritage systems, such as ROSA, as part of Axiom Space’s microgravity research, development, and manufacturing mission.

“Redwire’s Roll-Out Solar Array hardware is a crucial component necessary for Axiom Space to build a sustainable commercial presence in LEO,” said Dr. Jonathan Cirtain, CEO and President of Axiom Space. Cirtain said the technology will power the station and its systems while maintaining and expanding access to low-Earth orbit for more nations.

Assembly Path and Launch Schedule

According to the release, Axiom Station’s first module is undergoing final assembly at Thales Alenia Space in Turin, Italy, after which it will be transferred to Houston for integration and testing and then to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for launch. Axiom Space is planning to launch the first module in 2028.

The second module is preparing to undergo final assembly at Thales Alenia Space and is planned to launch less than a year after the first, the release states. After launch, the second module can loiter on orbit until it is ready to dock with the first module. Together, the two modules will form a four crew-capable, operational free-flying space station.

First-Module Contract and Array Heritage

The new award follows the original Axiom Space contract announced on September 25, 2025, under which Redwire agreed to develop and deliver ROSA wings for Axiom Station’s Payload Power Thermal Module (AxPPTM), the station’s first module.

That announcement described the assembly sequence planned at the time: AxPPTM would attach to the International Space Station as the first module, followed by Habitat 1 (AxH1), an airlock, Habitat 2 (AxH2), and finally the Research and Manufacturing Facility (AxRMF). After launch and berthing at the station, AxPPTM would separate and rendezvous with AxH1 on orbit, giving Axiom Station independent operational capability. The plan, as described in 2025, would allow the two-module station to become a free-flyer as early as 2028 and an independent four-module station by 2030.

The 2025 announcement stated that AxPPTM was anticipated to launch toward the end of 2027; the new release states that Axiom Space is planning a first-module launch in 2028.

The earlier release also reported that the AxPPTM primary structure built by Thales Alenia Space in Turin completed its final weld in July 2025, and that Axiom Station modules would be integrated and assembled at Axiom Space’s Assembly and Integration facility in Houston, which it described as producing the first human-rated spacecraft ever built in Space City. Tejpaul Bhatia, Axiom Space’s CEO at the time of the 2025 announcement, called the original ROSA contract a critical step toward developing the first Axiom Station module.

Redwire said in 2025 that ROSA had a 100-percent success rate of on-orbit performance and was in use on the International Space Station, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission, the Maxar-built Power and Propulsion Element for the Artemis Lunar Gateway, and Thales Alenia Space’s Space Inspire satellites.

In the new release, Redwire said its power systems have sustained astronauts aboard the International Space Station and demonstrated planetary defense with NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test. The company said its ROSA and ELSA products are powering a new generation of commercial and national security missions, supporting plans for exploration of the Moon and Mars and paving the way for orbital data centers, and that it has more than 65 solar array wings delivered or in development.