Redwire Presenting at 76th International Astronautical Congress in Sydney, Australia

About the Event
Date: September 29, 2025 - October 3, 2025
Location: Sydney, Australia
The theme of this year’s International Astronautical Congress, taking place in Sydney Australia, is Sustainable Space: Resilient Earth. It explores the essential connection between space innovation and sustainability, focusing on three central areas: space-based applications for Earth; sustainable space activities; and sustaining life beyond Earth.

Redwire’s team of experts from around the world will be attending IAC and presenting several papers on topics including the European International Berthing and Docking Mechanism, Redwire’s Pharmaceutical In-space Laboratory (PIL-BOX) technology, the European Space Agency’s Proba-3 Mission, and cutting-edge life support systems for long-duration spaceflight missions. Redwire’s Chief Scientist Dr. Ken Savin will be participating on the panel: 25 Years of the International Space Station – Reflections and Looking to the Future​.

Please find the full lineup of Redwire IAC engagements below:

Tuesday, September 30
Poster presentation: The generation of gold nano-spheres using the microgravity environment of low earth orbit
1:25 p.m.
Dr. Ken Savin 

Tuesday, September 30
Paper Presentation: The Pharmaceutical In-space Laboratory for Making Better Drugs in Space
Abstract: https://iafastro.directory/iac/paper/id/102605/summary/
Time 5:30 p.m. ​
Room C2.6
Redwire Presenter: Dr. Ken Savin

Wednesday, October 1
Presenting Paper: Closed-loop docking and undocking qualification tests of the European International Berthing and Docking Mechanism (IBDM) using an industrial robot setup
5 p.m. ​
Room C3.3
Redwire Presenter: Lennert Jans

Friday, October 3
Panel: 25 Years of the International Space Station – Reflections and Looking to the Future
This session will be an extraordinary opportunity to reflect on the International Space Station project – from its conception in the 1980s to its 25 years of continuous occupation. We will bring together agency administrators, ISS astronauts and cosmonauts, scientists, and other veterans of ISS operations to discuss how the space station came to be, what working on it has been like, and what lessons can be learned for future generations of space habitats.
Time: 10:15 – 11:25 a.m. AEST​
Room: C4.4​
Redwire Panelist: Dr. Ken Savin

Friday, October 3
Presenting Paper: “Proba-3: Operating a dual Satellites Mission for Autonomous Precision Formation-Flying”
Time: 1:45 p.m.​
Room: C3.2
Redwire Presenter: Juan Pablo Ramos

Friday, October 3
Presenting Paper: Arthrospira-C: The technology behind a bioreactor providing O2 to crew for over two months
Time: 2.15 p.m.​
Room C4.2
Redwire Presenter: Jeroen Peeters

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