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SpaceX Chops 10 Percent Of Employees, Says Report

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Hawthorne-based SpaceX --despite a continuing string of successful launches--is cutting 10 percent of its 6,000 employees, according to a report published on Friday. The report--from the LA Times--confirmed the layoff with the company, which said that Space "must become a leaner company" to continue to deliver for its customers.

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SpaceX Plans Launch Of Super Secret Government Payload Today

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Hawthorne-based SpaceX is planning yet another launch of a Falcon 9 rocket today, this time from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. No details on the "Zuma" spacecraft have been announced by SpaceX, and the company does not even mention the company's customer for the launch.

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SpaceX Success May Mean Military Flights

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A report today says that the hugely successful flight and mission by SpaceX may open up the doors for that firm to gain a new customer: the U.S. The report , from Reuters, says that the third successful flight by SpaceX means that the firm has met one of the first requrements to fly military satellites into space.

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OSI Systems Gets $3M Contract

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Hawthorne-based OSI Systems , the developer of specialized electronics products for the security and healthcare industry, reported today that it has won a $3M contract from a New Jersey health system customer. The award went to its healthcare division, Spacelabs Healthcare, for a patient monitoring system.

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Elon Musk's SolarCity Sets IPO Pricing Range

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Southern California entrepreneur Elon Musk has huge success this year, in (literally) getting commercial spaceflight firm SpaceX --based in Hawthorne--off the ground and into space, with a hugely successful set of flights to the International Space Station (ISS). and $15.00. Musk's last IPO success was electric car maker Tesla Motors.

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More Than 50 E-Scooters Pulled From Portland River

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MCSO’s River Patrol and Dive Team are clearing the “sea wall” on the Willamette River near the Hawthorne Bridge. E-scooter companies have made statements condemning the vandalism and insists anyone that sees something happen should report the incident. How PolyAI is Redefining the Customer Service Call with “Conversational AI”.

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SpaceX Hires Bizdev VP

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Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the space launch vehicle startup funded by PayPal founder Elon Musk, said Wednesday afternoon that it has hired on a new Vice President of Business Development. SpaceX said that Peckham will be responsible for development and expansion of SpaceX's customer base.

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