Redwire awarded contract with OHB Italia

Redwire announced that it has been awarded a contract with OHB Italia S.p.A. to provide the onboard computer for the European Space Agency’s, or ESA, Comet Interceptor mission – Implementation Phase. ESA’s Comet Interceptor will be the first spacecraft to visit a long-period, dynamically new comet or interstellar object. Redwire’s wholly owned Belgian subsidiary, Redwire Space NV, will develop the onboard computer for the Comet Interceptor mission, which is the “brain” of the spacecraft and is designed to monitor and control other components, including transmitting critical data to operators on the ground. The onboard computer is part of Redwire’s third generation Advanced Data and Power Management System.