Bonjour, and welcome to another Pathfinder from Paris dispatch. We have a surprise in store for you…a twofer! That’s right, two guests for the price of one and packaged up into one standard-length Payload. Today’s guests:
- Redwire CEO + Chairman Peter Cannito, who is also an operating partner at AE Industrial (AEI)
- Redwire CTO Al Tadros, who assumed the post in May and was formerly the company’s chief growth officer
Redwire 101: The Jacksonville, FL company is a full-stack space infrastructure company that’s publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange ($RDW). Redwire has its hands on tons of space technology, from star trackers to 3D printers to deployable structures to LEO greenhouses.
Pathfinder #0017 sneak peak
With Peter, we discuss:
- Redwire’s M&A strategy
- International expansion and growth markets
- Investing in space, and AEI’s role in the industry
- Why not all space SPACs are created equal
- Geopolitical forces taking shape in space, and the modern-day space race with China
Then, we round out the second half of the show with Al and touch on:
- Redwire’s portfolio of tech capabilities
- The role of robotics and autonomous software on-orbit
- Flying flight-proven hardware across LEO
- Where the European space sector is headed
- How to communicate the value of space to the general public
- Making room for more fresh faces in the industry
