Redwire had previously targeted its Otter demo for 2027.
Credit: Redwire
Redwire has received $44 million from DARPA to build the Otter very-low-Earth-orbit (VLEO) spacecraft. VLEO is 90-250 km (56-155 mi.) in altitude, a region where the atmosphere is thin, but thick enough to generate drag that would rapidly deorbit a spacecraft that can’t power itself. Flying that...
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