At Last week’s World Satellite Business Week in Paris, Redwire Chairman and CEO Peter Cannito sat down with SpaceNews for a special edition of the Space Minds podcast. He discussed the European space market, Redwire’s expanding domestic and international footprint, and the role of space technology in the advancement of defense capabilities.

A few key takeaways from the interview:

• Redwire is taking over as the prime contractor for the European Space Agency’s SkimSat This positions Redwire as a leader in very low-Earth orbit missions and technology advancement.
• Manufacturing seed crystals for pharmaceuticals being developed terrestrially are one of the key areas of research that can be used to bolster the success of commercial low-Earth orbit destinations. Redwire’s is leading the way with its new entity, SpaceMD, which focuses on manufacturing seed crystals.
• Redwire’s has expanded its footprint in New Mexico with the opening of the Firestone rapid capabilities facility, which will support a wide range of capabilities for space, missile defense, and other emerging warfighting domains.
• Redwire is making strategic investments in software, specifically in the areas of digital engineering, autonomy, and computer vision for space situational awareness and drone operation.

Dive deeper by watching the full episode below: