Articles about Xplore

Illustration: Nuclear thermal propulsion system

How power is blazing a trail for America’s space effort — and for nuclear startups

As more and more hardware goes into Earth orbit, and eventually to the moon and Mars, where will the power… Read More

SpaceX employees cheering at Redmond satellite facility

‘Redmond Space District’ celebrates the Northwest’s hotspot for satellite industry

REDMOND, Wash. — This Seattle-area suburb has played a role in the space industry for more than a half-century, but… Read More

NRO awards contracts to Xplore and five other hyperspectral imaging companies

The National Reconnaissance Office awarded study contracts to six companies offering — or planning to offer — satellite images of… Read More

Tech Moves: VMware exec joins Darktrace; Zillow hires Twitter marketing leader; Oregon Venture Fund adds partner

— Seattle-area tech executive Denise Walter was appointed chief revenue officer at cybersecurity firm Darktrace. Walter will join the company… Read More

Microsoft and Xplore team up with NOAA to demonstrate cloud-based satellite operations

What do you do with an aging weather satellite? If you’re the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, you turn to… Read More

Xplore acquires assets of Kubos flight software company as it ramps up for first space mission

Redmond, Wash.-based Xplore says it’s acquired the assets of Kubos Corp., the creator of cloud-based mission and flight control software… Read More

Xplore says it’s brought in $16.2M so far for ‘Space as a Service’ satellite program

In a recap of its first five years of existence, Redmond, Wash.-based Xplore reports that it’s received $16.2 million in… Read More

Xplore makes a deal to use OrbAstro’s satellite platforms for space missions

Redmond, Wash.-based Xplore has signed a contract with Orbital Astronautics Ltd. to use its standardized satellite platform for a variety… Read More

Xplore wins $2M contract from Pentagon initiative to speed up satellite development

Redmond, Wash.-based Xplore says it has received a $2 million contract from National Security Innovation Capital, a hardware development accelerator… Read More

Xplore reveals its plans to open satellite manufacturing facility in Seattle area

Xplore, a Seattle-area startup that aims to build satellites for interplanetary missions, has a new address in Redmond, Wash. —… Read More

NOAA awards Xplore $670,000 to study the options for space weather observatory

Seattle-based Xplore has won a $670,111 award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to look into the feasibility of… Read More

Space investor Dylan Taylor reserves a spot for payload on Xplore’s first space mission

Seattle-based Xplore says space investor and philanthropist Dylan Taylor plans to reserve payload space on its first mission beyond Earth… Read More

Far out! Xplore teams up with JPL and Aerospace Corp. on gravity-lens telescope

NASA has awarded a $2 million grant to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, The Aerospace Corp. — and Xplore, a Seattle-based… Read More

Xplore wins award from Air Force to study navigational tools for moon missions

Seattle-based Xplore has won a $50,000 award from the Air Force to develop an architecture for keeping track of missions… Read More

Xplore’s Xcraft space probe lands in Xtronaut 2.0 board game — and STEM students are the winners

Seattle-based Xplore isn’t due to launch its first Xcraft space probe until late 2021, but it’s already landed in an… Read More

Xplore forges partnerships for spacecraft propulsion system and in-space refueling

Seattle-based Xplore has selected two new technologies for propelling and refueling its Xcraft spacecraft as it makes its way to… Read More

Xplore partners with Nanoracks to set up opportunities for deep-space missions

Seattle-based Xplore says it’s joining forces with Houston-based Nanoracks to create low-cost rideshare opportunities for payloads heading for the moon,… Read More

Xplore and Arch Mission plan to send humanity’s archives to moon and beyond

Seattle-based Xplore and the Arch Mission Foundation are teaming up on what sounds like “Mission: Impossible”: a plan to send… Read More