GEORGETOWN, Ind. (WDRB) — A new space research and manufacturing facility opened Monday in Georgetown, Indiana.
The 30,000-square-foot facility will manufacture "innovative capabilities that enable NASA to advance human spaceflight, accelerate life-changing discoveries for leading pharmaceutical companies and unlock the potential for commercial space stations," officials said.
Redwire receives contracts from NASA to do research on NASA's shuttles.
Most of Redwire's research includes making pharmaceutical drugs for Earth, in space.
"Each different form of a drug is called a polymorph," said Richard Boling, the senior vice president of Redwire. "We are creating polymorphs in space that can't be made on Earth in gravity."
The company's mission is to make medical and technical advancements.
"A lot of it is trying to make our lives better right here, by going off the Earth to improve the Earth," Boling said.
Boling is from Floyd County. He can't believe he gets to do the work he does, and now, at home.
"To be from here in Floyd County," Boling said. "I have to pinch myself sometimes."
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun joined Redwire executives to celebrate the grand opening of the state-of-the-art facility.
"Redwire's grand opening is a testament to Indiana's pro-business, pro-innovation environment," Braun said in a news release. "With this growth in Southern Indiana, Hoosiers will continue to be at the forefront of the economy of the future, advancing human spaceflight and leveraging space to develop critical life sciences and biotechnology innovations. Redwire's commitment to Indiana will ensure high-wage careers in Georgetown for years to come."
The facility employs engineers, scientists and technicians.
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