Space Stations

Redwire Pledges In-Orbit Drug Development on Sierra Space’s LIFE Space Station Module

By Elizabeth Howell
SpaceRef
August 29, 2023
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Redwire Pledges In-Orbit Drug Development on Sierra Space’s LIFE Space Station Module
Sierra Space’s inflatable LIFE habitat.
Image credit: Sierra Space.

Two new space companies, Redwire and Sierra Space, have teamed up to make drugs in orbit.

The work will take place on a successor to the International Space Station (ISS) that will be partially built by Sierra Space. Sierra is specifically creating an inflatable space station module, known as LIFE (Large Inflatable Fabric Environment).

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