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SpaceX Plans First Commercial Flights Of Starship In 2021

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Hawthorne-based SpaceX is hoping to launch the very first, commercial missions for its Starship spacecraft--designed to deliver passengers to Mars--in 2021, according to the company , and is currently in talks with three companies on those missions. All three of those customers would use the new platform to send satellites into orbit.

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SpaceX Names Passenger For Around The Moon Trip

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Hawthorne-based SpaceX has unveiled the name of the person who has booked an around the Moon trip on its BFR rocket on Monday evening, saying that it's Japanese fashion mogul Yusaku Maezawa. SpaceX did not say how much Yusaka Maezawa will pay for the trip.

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Transportation Weekly: Uber’s spending habits, Tesla Model Y, scooters and AVs in Austin

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After five days in Austin for SXSW, I headed to Los Angeles, actually Hawthorne, for Tesla’s Model Y unveiling. VW also has a partnership with AV startup Aurora to integrate self-driving systems in custom-designed electric shuttles for VW’s new Moia brand. Other deals : Flight-hailing startup Blackbird raises $10 million.

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Interview with Sean Broihier, Fine Art America

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myself and two women who do customer service and tech support for me via phone and email. company in Hawthorne which is doing our acrylic prints. automation, which is designing automated machinery to assembly cars, food, beverages, packaging, pharmaceutical packaging, and so on. all of that for more than a 100,000 members.