Virgin Orbit has selected digital engineering specialist Redwire to provide digital engineering software to support its satellite launch multi-mission planning through analysis, modelling and dynamic mission simulation. This capability will enhance Virgin Orbit’s end-to-end space service offering.

Redwire recently announced the debut of its Hyperion Operational Space Simulation Laboratory (HOSS) — a digital engineering environment bringing together the company’s suite of digital engineering capabilities, including software- and hardware-in-the-loop configurations, to enable next generation space architectures and solutions, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and cyber technologies. HOSS enables collaboration with government and commercial partners such as Virgin Orbit to rapidly design, develop, deploy, operate and maintain mission critical space capabilities.

Virgin Orbit is a company within the Virgin Group which provides launch services for small satellites. On January 17, 2021, their LauncherOne reached orbit and successfully deployed 10 cubesats.

In August 2021 Virgin Orbit announced that it would go public on Nasdaq in a deal that valued the company at $3.2 billion and included Boeing as a major investor.

“Redwire is extremely proud to support Virgin Orbit with our state-of-the-art ACORN Digital Engineering software suite and other critical technologies,” said Peter Cannito, Chairman and CEO of Redwire. “These solutions significantly enhance their ability to rapidly design, develop and deploy space capabilities anywhere in the world.”

“We are excited about the partnership with Redwire and how combining our capabilities will build and enhance our current and future ability to serve our growing markets,” said Dan Hart, President and CEO of Virgin Orbit.