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Redwire Acquires Small Satellite Technology Company Roccor

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, October 29th, 2020

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Redwire Acquires Small Satellite Technology Company Roccor

Roccor's products include small booms. Photo: Redwire

Space solutions company Redwire on Thursday said it has acquired Roccor, a designer and manufacturer of subsystems and products for small satellites, giving the company a portfolio of new capabilities. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Redwire, which has close to 300 employees following the acquisition, is a portfolio company of AE Industrial Partners and was formed in June through the acquisitions of Deep Space Systems and Adcole Space (Defense Daily, June 1). Roccor, which is based in Longmont,…

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