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Mayor Birney (in blue) with Redmond Space District Leaders show proclamations officially launching the Space District
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Redmond, WA – Mayor of Redmond Angela Birney announced the launch of the
Redmond Space District today in partnership with
OneRedmond at the annual State of the City. This brand was
developed to showcase the dramatic growth of Redmond’s Space Cluster.
According to research by
Alliance Velocity, Redmond-based companies produced almost half of the satellites in earth’s orbit, and
are projected to manufacture more than 75% of the world’s satellites in the near future based on
current and future FCC approved satellites.
“Redmond has a long history in the space industry dating back to 1967 when Aerojet Rocketdyne, broke
ground on their first site in Redmond,” said Kristina Hudson, Chief Executive Officer of OneRedmond.
“Today, Redmond is home to an innovative and entrepreneurial ecosystem alongside two of the largest
satellite manufacturers in the world: SpaceX, and Project Kuiper.”
Redmond’s innovative and entrepreneurial ecosystem leverages the region’s major strengths in
information technology, manufacturing, and aerospace. Along with the two satellite manufacturing
giants, Redmond’s robust and growing commercial space sector also includes Honeywell Aerospace,
Kymeta, Microsoft’s Azure Orbital, RBC Signals, Spectralux, and Triumph providing a rich environment
for small businesses like Xplore to locate in Redmond to grow and prosper.
"Positioning Xplore in this hub for space activity and innovation was strategic,” said Lisa Rich, Founder
and Chief Operating Officer of Xplore. “We are surrounded by a community of customers and colleagues
including SpaceX, Microsoft's Azure Orbital and Amazon Project Kuiper, and we have fantastic vendors
and suppliers."
Washington State is positioned well to become a global leader in the space industry, with Redmond as
one if its shining stars.
Mayor Angela Birney's 2022 State of the City Address (Video)
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OneRedmond is a public-private partnership for economic and community development. Supported by
local private sector businesses in close partnership with the City of Redmond. OneRedmond strives to be
the difference maker in connecting our local companies and educational community with resources to
keep our local economy stable and growing.
Source: Kristina Hudson CEO, OneRedmond kristinah@oneredmond.org