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Khosla Ventures invested in Skybox Imaging, a satellite startup that Google bought for $500,000,000 in 2014.

Mentioned as: GoogleNarrative GeneralMar 22, 2019EchoStar, Khosla Ventures invest $60 million in Wyler-backed broadband venture

The Google Lunar X Prize offered a $20,000,000 first prize to the first privately funded team to land a spacecraft on the moon, travel at least 500 m across its surface, and return video and other data.

Mentioned as: GoogleNarrative GeneralMar 1, 2019SpaceIL back on course for the moon after computer glitch

SpaceIL originally developed the Beresheet lander as a one-off project to compete for the Google Lunar X Prize and funded most of the $100,000,000 cost from philanthropic sources.

Mentioned as: GoogleNarrative GeneralFeb 25, 2019SpaceIL lunar lander makes first post-launch maneuvers

SpaceIL originally built the Beresheet lander for the Google Lunar X Prize and continued the project after the contest ended in March 2018 without a winner.

Mentioned as: GoogleNarrative GeneralFeb 21, 2019SpaceX launches satellites, moon mission on Falcon 9

PTScientists began as a team in the Google Lunar X Prize competition and continued developing a lunar lander after the competition ended in early 2018.

Mentioned as: GoogleNarrative GeneralJan 22, 2019ArianeGroup and PTScientists to study lunar lander mission for ESA

Joe Rothenberg worked as director of engineering and operations for Terra Bella, the name given to Skybox Imaging after its acquisition by Google in 2014.

Mentioned as: GoogleOrg RelationshipJan 11, 2019Ball and SSL win study contracts for methane emission tracking satellite

The Google Lunar X Prize offered a $20,000,000 grand prize to the first private team to land a spacecraft on the moon, move at least 500 m across the surface, and collect images and other data.

Mentioned as: GoogleNarrative GeneralDec 18, 2018SpaceIL completes lunar lander for February launch

Planet acquired Terra Bella and its SkySat constellation from Google in 2017.

Mentioned as: GoogleNarrative GeneralDec 18, 2018Planet to acquire software specialist Boundless Spatial

Google bought the 4.5-acre site across the street from SSL’s main Palo Alto campus that Maxar sold on 2019-12-06.

Mentioned as: GoogleOrg RelationshipDec 17, 2018Falcon Heavy customer Ovzon orders GEO satellite from SSL

PTScientists and Team Indus, two former competitors in the Google Lunar X Prize, are pursuing commercial lunar landers that could launch as soon as late 2019.

Mentioned as: GoogleNarrative GeneralNov 6, 2018Former Google Lunar X Prize teams still working on lunar landers

Seventeen smartphone brands were integrating Galileo as of late 2017, including Apple, Sony, Google, and Samsung using Galileo-enabled chipsets in recent models.

Mentioned as: GoogleTechnical ProductJul 25, 2018Ariane 5 rocket sends next 4 Galileo satellites into orbit

Planet acquired Google’s Terra Bella constellation in 2017.

Mentioned as: GoogleNarrative GeneralJul 18, 2018Earth observation startup Planet trims workforce by “less than ten percent”

Google Spectrum Engineering Lead Andrew Clegg assessed that access to the full 500 megahertz of C-band would allow terrestrial internet companies to provide services that could rival consumer fiber optic delivery.

Mentioned as: GoogleTechnical ProductJun 19, 2018SES, Intelsat plead for an extension for C-band dish registration

More than 3,100 Google employees signed a letter urging Google’s CEO to end the company’s relationship with the Pentagon over Project Maven.

Mentioned as: GoogleNarrative GeneralMay 4, 2018Pentagon ramps up artificial intelligence efforts

Several companies, including former competitors in the Google Lunar X Prize competition, have expressed interest in working with NASA to launch payloads under CLPS.

Mentioned as: Google Lunar X PrizeOrg RelationshipApr 28, 2018NASA emphasizes commercial lunar lander plans with Resource Prospector cancellation
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