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NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Hawthorne-based SpaceX is hoping that it will be able to launch its Spaceflight SSO-A mission on Sunday, five days after it was force to scrub its original Wednesday launch date for the small satellite launch mission. The mission will put 64 small satellites, collected together by space ride arranger Spaceflight, for over 35 customers.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Hawthorne-based SpaceX has just delayed its upcoming satellite launch mission--of the Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express --due to the incoming weather system into California. The Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express is expected to launch 64 "cubesat" satellites, collected together by space ride arranger Spaceflight, for over 35 customers.

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MARCH 19, 2015

Hawthorne-based OSI Systems , which develops explosives detection systems, said it has received an $11M order from an un-named, international customer. systems rapidscan explosives detection security technology' The order came through its security division, Rapiscan Systems. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 14, 2018

Hawthorne-based SpaceX has added another satellite customer, DigitalGlobe , to its queue of launch contracts, the two companies said Wednesday morning. DigitalGlobe was recently acquired by Maxar Technologies Ltd. Financial details of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 6, 2012

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. SpaceX, which is based in Hawthorne, California, is headed by technology mogul Elon Musk. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 14, 2011

In the second satellite launch deal announced today, Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and ORBCOMM said that SpaceX will carry two new satellites to orbit this year. SpaceX is venture backed by Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Valor Equity Partners, and is headed by technology mogul Elon Musk.

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JULY 3, 2013

In a step towards qualifying the firm''s spacecraft for use in transporting astronauts, Hawthorne-based SpaceX has passed two, critical milestones for NASA''s Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative, NASA said Tuesday afternoon.

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