Space • Nature • Off-Road • Start-Up’s || CEO + Co-Founder @exlabsco
Long Beach, CA
Joined November 2009
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Matthew Schmidgall retweeted
T-3 Years to #Apophis. On April 13, 2029, asteroid Apophis will make one of the closest visible approaches of this century, seen by over a billion people worldwide.
For ExLabs, this isn’t just a moment. It’s a catalyst.
We’re building the deep space mission infrastructure to:
• Execute repeatable deep space missions
• Advance planetary defense capability
• Enable global payload participation beyond GEO
The flyby will capture attention.
The real work is the architecture behind it.
Three years.
Let’s go. 🚀
#ApophisEx #GEO+ #WeCatchAsteroids #PlanetaryDefense
Matthew Schmidgall retweeted
Deep space forces autonomy. At 100M+ km, long comm delays and limited ground intervention mean the spacecraft has to do more onboard, guidance, navigation, control, decisioning, and maneuver execution.
We’re excited to be integrating #SpacePilot autonomy into our vehicle architecture for our #ApophisEX mission.
Now we get to do the fun part, integrate, validate, and start pushing it through real test campaigns on our platform as we drive toward the 2028 mission launch.
thedebrief.org/a-mission-tha…
Matthew Schmidgall retweeted
We’re building repeatable deep-space mission infrastructure, from spacecraft and autonomy to mission ops.
Our global payload network is growing, and it will enable the next wave of global access beyond orbit.
This new market is the next wave of space infrastructure and opportunity.
AP write-up:
apnews.com/article/exlabs-lo…
#Apophis #ApophisEX #ApophisEXL #WeCatchAsteroids
Matthew Schmidgall retweeted
An asteroid just passed 300 km over Antarctica, lower than most satellites and beneath the ISS. It was detected only hours before.
At just 2-meters size doesn’t matter at orbital speeds.
This close call is another reminder of why missions like ApophisExL matter.
#PlanetaryDefense #ApophisExL #NearEarthObjects #NEO #ExLabs #WeCatchAsteroids #Asteroid
dailygalaxy.com/2025/10/aste…
Matthew Schmidgall retweeted
#Apophis will have another visitor @fleetspace is joining the ExLabs ApophisExL mission! Their geophysical suite will map Apophis in ways never done before. Alongside our global partners, this mission is set to revolutionize deep space access. Let’s go 🌍✨
#ApophisExL #PlanetaryDefense #AsteroidExploration #DeepSpaceAccess #WeAreExplorers #WeCatchAsteroids
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Matthew Schmidgall retweeted
We’re thrilled to partner with Antares to develop the next generation of nuclear-powered spacecraft for GEO+. By combining ExLabs' modular SERV platform with Antares' cutting-edge microreactors, we're building the foundation for high-power, long-duration missions beyond Earth orbit.
#ExLabs #SpaceNuclear #Spacecraft #Nuclear #DeepSpace #NewSpace #Cislunar
Exlabs and Antares form alliance to develop nuclear-powered spacecraft spacenews.com/exlabs-and-ant…
Matthew Schmidgall retweeted
ExLabs Receives Space Force Funding Increase to Further Develop System for Advanced Capture Solutions.
Funding boost to accelerate development and expand on-orbit capture capabilities, in partnership with SSC's Servicing, Mobility, and Logistics office.
spacenews.com/exlabs-wins-fu…
Matthew Schmidgall retweeted
ExLabs' new facility in Long Beach will be the home of our SERV spacecraft heading to #Apophis in 2028. - Stay tuned for more announcements on the Apophis mission, including our partners, payloads, and additional opportunities for industry.
spacenews.com/exlabs-plans-m…
Matthew Schmidgall retweeted
Exciting News! ExLabs has been awarded a Space Force Orbital Prime Contract for their groundbreaking Robotic Capture System. This $1.7M Direct-to-Phase II SBIR contract, will focus on Autonomous Capture and Acquisition.
bit.ly/3X2ajWC
#WeCatchDebris #WeCatchAsteroids
#SpaceDebris is like the trash in our oceans, except it's traveling at 17,500 mph and can turn a multi-million dollar spacecraft into a pile of scrap metal. Let's clean up our act and keep the future frontier a sustainable environment for all.
Right on @moribajah
“Right now, the way companies are operating in space is not leading to being in balance with the space environment … by any stretch of the imagination.”
The new space race has become a gold rush for the next big frontier. The next logical step to make sure that we don’t use up this finite resource - and make no mistake, orbital space is FINITE - is to work in attunement with our natural resources. Reusable rockets are great, but they are just the first step in space sustainability; We also need reusable and recyclable satellites.
Thanks again to @bwkny and the Bunsen team for this wonderful conversation.
#spaceenvironmentalist #technology #spacejunk
"If humanity had chosen to accept the world as it is, some of the greatest inventions would not have happened.
The foundation for great accomplishments and breakthroughs is a mindset that dismisses the impossible."
- The Alchemist
Matthew Schmidgall retweeted
BREAKING 🚨: Large meteor spotted burning up over Scotland and Northern Ireland
Matthew Schmidgall retweeted
🎥 Fall into the spider's web in this new video from NASA/ESA/CSA James #Webb Space Telescope which zooms into 30 Doradus, nicknamed the Tarantula Nebula 🕷 👉 esa.int/Science_Exploration/… #JWST
Same spots new technology, incredible! JWST vs HST
I put together comparisons of what @NASAHubble sees VS what @NASAWebb sees, the results are astonishing. And just to think, these Webb images don’t have nearly the exposure times of Hubble, so much more is to come 😍 I’m incredibly wowed by #JWST!!! #nasa #Hubble
Interesting interview with Elon Musk to listen to in the background of your day...
youtube.com/watch?v=cdZZpaB2…