Xtronaut 2.0
A project in Tucson, AZ by Dante Lauretta - Xtronaut Enterprises000days
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The Game of Solar System Exploration - bigger, better than our original hit game, now with 6 players, more spacecraft and missions!
Backers: 879
Average Pledge Per Backer: $60
Funded: $53,116 of $15,000
Dates: Feb 27th -> Apr 10th (43 days)
Project By: Dante Lauretta - Xtronaut Enterprises
Backers: 879
Average Pledge Per Backer: $60
Funded: $53,116 of $15,000
Dates: Feb 27th -> Apr 10th (43 days)
Project By: Dante Lauretta - Xtronaut Enterprises
$53,116
current pledge level
Last Updated: April 10 @ 03:01 -0400 GMT
354%
of goal
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Latest News
Last Day - $50K Stretch Goal Reached! 
April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We are on the last day of the Xtronaut 2.0 campaign. I am thrilled to announce that we have reached the $50K stretch goal and will be sending an additional 25 copies of Constellations to Health Care workers. Please nominate someone to receive a copy!... (Read More)
Into the Final Stretch
April 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Xtronauts, We are grateful to all of our backers for the fantastic support for our campaign. Many of us are dealing with unexpected challenges and stress in these unprecedented times. We dedicate this campaign to all the health care... (Read More)
Xtronaut Supports Health Care Workers
April 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Xtronauts, At Xtronaut, we are deeply grateful to health care workers across the world that are dedicating themselves to treating patients afflicted with the coronavirus. To thank them for their efforts, we are donating copies of our... (Read More)
Punchboard Upgrade Unlocked, New Action Card Stretch Goal, and Campaign Extension
April 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Xtronauts, We have crossed the $40K funding level – unlocking the thicker punch board game upgrade! The punch board includes the first player token, the delta-V tracking token, and the data point tracker. Thicker tokens are of higher... (Read More)
Plastic Insert Tray Design
March 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Xtronauts, Our partners at Whatz Games have completed the prototype for the plastic insert organizing tray. They have accommodated our backer's request to make the card bins wide enough for sleeved cards. Here are some photos of the design:... (Read More)
Xplore Sponsors Xtronaut’s Kickstarter Campaign, Donates Space Games to The Boeing Academy for STEM Learning at The Museum of Flight
March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Xtronauts, We are excited to announce that our first Mega Donor to the Xtronaut 2.0 Kickstarter campaign is Xplore Inc., a commercial space company providing Space as a Service™. To thank them for their support, Xplore’s... (Read More)
Playing Card Upgrade Unlocked - Special Offer on Constellations
March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Xtronauts, The Xtronaut 2.0 campaign continues on a nominal trajectory. I am grateful that we reached our next stretch goal - the playing card upgrade! The cards will now be "casino quality" - 310 gsm (grams per square meter) with a linen... (Read More)
200% Funded - New Mission Stretch Goal - Special Bill Nye Signed Edition Avaliable
March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Xtronauts, We crossed a significant milestone yesterday - the campaign is now 200% funded! Thank you for your support. I know a lot of us are dealing with major changes in our daily routines. I hope that this campaign is a bright spot for... (Read More)
Bonus Science Content Unlocked
March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Xtronauts, Thanks to your support, we have unlocked another stretch goal! We are expanding the science handbook by an additional four pages to include information on current NASA missions in flight and those in development. In addition to... (Read More)
Interview with Scott Manley, 500 Backers, and the Next Bonus Mission Revealed
March 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Xtronauts, Our Xtronaut 2.0 campaign has had an excellent couple of days. We got a significant boost from my interview with Scott Manley on YouTube. Scott is someone who fell into YouTube because he felt a need to teach people orbital... (Read More)
Another Stretch Goal Unlocked - Plastic Insert Organizing Tray!
March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Xtronauts! I am super excited that we have reached our next stretch goal! Xtronaut 2.0 will now include a plastic insert organizing tray. This upgrade really adds to the quality of the product. We added it to our Downlink game, and it makes... (Read More)
Psyche Stretch Goal Reached - On to the Trojan Asteroids!
March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
The Xtronaut 2.0 campaign gained some new backers today thanks in large part to a feature story in The Downlink newsletter from the Planetary Society. In addition to featuring our space exploration board game, the newsletter contains a stunning... (Read More)
Next Xtronaut 2.0 Stretch Goal Announced - Plastic Insert Tray
March 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Xtronauts, We are closing in on the first Xtronaut 2.0 campaign stretch goal - the Psyche bonus mission! We have our sights on the next stretch goal - a plastic insert tray to organize all those playing cards. This upgrade makes the game... (Read More)
First Stretch Goal Reached
March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Xtronauts, We are pleased to announce that we have reached our first stretch goal! We are now donating additional copies of Xtronaut 2.0 to Boys and Girls Clubs across the USA. For every $1000 above our funding level, we will be donating... (Read More)
Xtronaut 2.0 Funded - Thank You!
March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Woohoo! Thanks to your fantastic support, we have reached our funding goal. I can't express enough gratitude to all of you for making this happen. I am especially touched by the 29 backers that have chosen to support the Boys and Girls Clubs. We hope... (Read More)
Announcing our First Stretch Goal - A Mission to Asteroid Psyche
February 29th - via: kickstarter.com
There was some big news yesterday in the planetary exploration launch business. NASA has selected the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to launch the Psyche mission. Congratulations to friend and colleague Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Principal Investigator for... (Read More)
Xtronaut and the Boys and Girls Clubs
February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
This campaign offers backers the opportunity to support a Boys and Girls Club clubhouse of their choice in the United States. Also, Xtronaut is donating additional copies of the game to these organizations as stretch goals. Xtronaut has a long... (Read More)
Big First Day and Some Upcoming Public Appearances
February 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Xtronauts! A big thank you to everyone that made our first day of the campaign such a huge success! We are grateful to everyone that helped spread the word about Xtronaut 2.0. ICYMI - The Planetary Society put out an excellent press... (Read More)
STEAMING ALL THE WAY
November 22nd - via: citykidsmagazine.co.uk
While there were a lot of cool products out there, we geeked out over the true-to-life game Xtronaut: The Game of Solar System Exploration (7+, $30), which was created by Professor Dante Lauretta, and is based off of the OSIRIS-Rex mission to collect samples from near earth asteroids! (Read More)
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