Redwire selected for 40,000,000 USD NASA lunar power award

Redwire Corporation announced on 2026-11-10 that it has been selected for a NASA award with a contract value of 40,000,000 USD. The company will provide an integrated power generation system tied to NASA Moon Base efforts. The system is a pathfinder for lunar surface interfaces and usable power, with a demonstration assigned to the lunar south pole.

Redwire announced its selection on 2026-11-10, and the award carries a contract value of 40,000,000 USD.

The work covers an integrated power generation system connected to NASA Moon Base efforts and support for NASA's Moon Base Infrastructure Office. It is described as a pathfinder for lunar surface interfaces and usable power.

Redwire will adapt flight-proven Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA) technology. A Redwire-built ROSA wing has been installed and deployed on the International Space Station, while eight wings supplement the station's power supply in low Earth orbit.

The autonomous and integrated power generation demonstration is assigned to the lunar south pole. NASA plans to buy commercial components for miniCAST, the Mini-Communications and Solar Tower payload. That payload is listed as solar arrays, batteries, and wireless power-transfer hardware.

The demonstration is meant to check solar power generation from a vertical deployment, operations from a mast-mounted payload, and survival through the lunar night. It is also intended to reduce technical risk and inform development of future larger power systems.

Redwire has advanced ROSA so it can deploy and retract vertically in lunar gravity. The work is tied to the NASA Vertical Solar Array Technology program. The integrated power generation system draws on vertical solar array development and decades of space power experience.

For readers tracking lunar infrastructure, the award brings flight-proven solar array technology from low Earth orbit toward the lunar surface. It links ROSA to NASA's Moon Base Infrastructure Office and to a pathfinder for lunar surface interfaces and usable power.

The lunar south pole demonstration will address vertical deployment, mast-mounted operations, and lunar-night survival, which the mission ties to reducing technical risk for future larger power systems.

NASA plans to buy commercial components for miniCAST, the Mini-Communications and Solar Tower payload. The payload is listed as solar arrays, batteries, and wireless power-transfer hardware, and the autonomous integrated power generation demonstration is assigned to the lunar south pole.