Sophia Space and Redwire Corporation have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop and deploy scalable orbital data centre infrastructure.
The agreement aims to support the expansion of the space-based computing sector by shifting from standalone technology trials toward repeatable, long-term facilities for orbital data centre build-out worldwide.
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The two companies plan to collaborate across near-term demonstration flights and broader orbital data centre architectures, combining modular computing platforms with specialised space engineering capabilities.
As part of the initiative, Sophia Space is contributing its modular TILE architecture, a computing platform that integrates high-performance processing units, solar power generation, and passive radiative heat dissipation.
The system is designed to support high-intensity orbital workloads, including AI inference and data processing.
Redwire will supply deployable space systems, solar energy generation and distribution, thermal control and rejection, avionics, spacecraft integration, and systems engineering.
Sophia Space CEO and co-founder Rob DeMillo said: “We’re past the point of asking whether high-performance computing belongs in orbit. The question now is how quickly we can scale it.
“Redwire brings the deployment and systems expertise that can help us move from individual missions to persistent computing infrastructure in orbit. That is the transition we’re building toward now.”
Redwire Space chief technology officer Al Tadros said: “The demand for global computing is scaling exponentially, and the advancement of orbital data centres represents an exciting paradigm shift where space infrastructure can scale critical capacity beyond the constraints of terrestrial infrastructure.
“As a leading space infrastructure provider, Redwire is translating the maturation of the orbital data centre market into exciting opportunities to build next-generation architectures that could unlock significant economic value.”
Alongside commercial activities, the two businesses intend to pursue joint government contracts in the US, targeting potential initiatives with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), and the Space Development Agency (SDA).
The planned cooperation encompasses joint bidding, concept creation, internal research and development, client engagement, and international market expansion.
In July this year, Sophia Space and Caltech have received US patent No. 12,679,564 for new space-based data centres.
