socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2020

Huntington Beach-based small satellite launch provider Rocket Lab said on Tuesday that it is expanding in Long Beach, with a new facility which will both be a corporate headquarters as well as a production complex.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 28, 2019

According to SpaceX, the successful retrieval of the Dragon from the Pacific off of Long Beach marks the first time a Dragon has completed three missions to the ISS The SpaceX Dragon departed the International Space Station on Tuesday and splashed down in the Pacific about 300 miles southwest of Long Beach.

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socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2019

The City of Long Beach will be the site of a new, 400 megawatt-hour battery-based energy storage system , as part of Southern California Edison's (SCE) support of California's clean energy efforts, according to power plant operator AES Alamitos.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2020

Long Beach-based SpinLaumch , a space startup working on oribal launch systems which use a kinetic launch system to deliver payloads into space from the ground using a mass acceleration system, has raised $35M more, the company said on Thursday afternoon. The new funding brings the startup's total funding to $80M.

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socalTECH

MAY 5, 2018

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which has been docked at the International Space Station (ISS) for the last month, successfully returned to earth on Saturday morning, and headed back to Long Beach for further processing. The mission is the third to and from the ISS with a "flight-proven" spacecraft for SpaceX.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 3, 2018

The California State University Long Beach Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is proud to sponsor the first campus-wide Virtual Reality (VR) Day on March 9, 2018. Friday, March 9, 2018 -- CSULB VR Day.

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socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2014

Chinese electric car and bus manufacturer BYD Motors said Thursday that it has agreed to mutually terminate a contract with the Long Beach Transportation Company , for ten electric buses for the city. The contract had been worth $12.1M; Long Beach is expected to reopen bidding on the contract.

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socalTECH

MAY 12, 2016

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, designed and launched by Hawthorne-based SpaceX , successfully returned to earth on Wednesday, splashing down 261 miles southwest of Long Beach with more than 3,700 pounds of cargo. NASA said that the craft splashed down at 2:51 p.m.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Mojave-based Virgin Galactic has set up shop in a new location in Long Beach, saying Thursday that it has opened up a new, 150,000 square foot facility at Long Beach Airport, where it intends to fill a significant number of open positions at the company. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 11, 2021

Thursday, June 17, 2021 --.

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L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 29, 2020

will move jobs to Van Nuys Airport from Long Beach as part of a streamlining and modernizing of its customer service. Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.

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L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 19, 2021

Later this year, Long Beach-based rocket manufacturer Rocket Lab USA Inc. will attempt its first mission to the moon.

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L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 26, 2020

a Long Beach-based startup, signed a contract to build a 3D-printed rocket for aerospace and defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. Rocket builder Relativity Space Inc., as part of an upcoming experimental NASA mission.

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L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 14, 2021

Long Beach-based Relativity Space Inc. has raised $650 million in Series E funding to support development of the large, 3D-printed Terran R rocket.

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L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 2, 2020

Virgin Orbit will start making a "bridge ventilator" for partially recovered Covid-19 patients at its Long Beach manufacturing facility.

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L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 24, 2022

The Long Beach-based tech platform creator iTrustCapital Inc. secured a $125 million Series A equity raise for its Crypto IRA software platform, the company announced on January 19th, with a post-funding valuation exceeding $1.3

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L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Long Beach-based Rocket Lab USA Inc. has scheduled two dedicated launches for Seattle-based BlackSky Global in November, the company announced Oct.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2021

El Segundo-based Morf3D, a metal additive manufacturing company which is a subsidiary of Nikon Corporation, and Los Angeles-based space startup accelerator Starburst Aerospace, are in a manufacturing deal in Long Beach, Morf3D said this week. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Long Beach-based rocket manufacturer Relativity Space Inc. will begin development on a fully reusable launch vehicle.

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L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 25, 2021

Long Beach-based aerospace company Rocket Lab successfully completed its first mission of 2021 on Jan. 20, deploying a microsatellite into orbit on behalf of German space technology company OHB.

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socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2020

Long Beach-based space launch company Virgin Orbit has temporarily shifted its attention from developing rockets and its satellite launch systems, and applied its engineering skills to developing a new ventilator, designed to help in the battle against the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

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L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Long Beach-based satellite launch company Virgin Orbit, looking to rebound from a failed test flight in May, is seeking to raise funds ahead of a second launch.

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L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 6, 2019

Long Beach-based small satellite launch company Virgin Orbit announced June 6 that it will partner with Japanese firm ANA Holdings to bring Virgin’s LauncherOne rocket launch system to Japan.

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L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Long Beach-based rocket manufacturer Relativity Space Inc. will begin development on a fully reusable launch vehicle.

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L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Long Beach-based Rocket Lab USA Inc. made a successful return to flight on Aug. 30, rebounding from a July mission where the company lost its launch vehicle and client payloads.

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L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 23, 2021

Long Beach-based Rocket Lab USA Inc. is gearing up for its next rideshare mission.

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L.A. Business Journal

JULY 13, 2020

the Long Beach-based space systems company, has begun an investigation into a mission failure that occurred during a launch on July 4. Rocket Lab USA Inc.,

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socalTECH

MAY 1, 2018

It looks like Saturday is going to be a big day for Southern California's growing space industry, as 4,000 pounds of cargo will be returning to earth--heading towards Long Beach--in a SpaceX Dragon capsule. The SpaceX Dragon which is returning to Long Beach on Saturday was launched into space on April 2nd from Florida.

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 11, 2020

a Long Beach-based space systems company, has acquired Canadian satellite hardware manufacturer Sinclair Interplanetary. Rocket Lab USA Inc.,

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 11, 2020

a Long Beach-based space systems company, has acquired Canadian satellite hardware manufacturer Sinclair Interplanetary. Rocket Lab USA Inc.,

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socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2019

Long Beach-based SpinLaunch , a space launch services provider which recently relocated from Silicon Valley to Long Beach, reported on Wednesday that it has been awarded a launch prototype contract from the Department of Defense (DOD). READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2022

Long Beach-based Rocket Lab said Tuesday afternoon that it has completed its acquisition of SolAero Holdings. The deal was worth $80M in cash. SolAero Holdings is a manufacturer of solar power technology and aerospace structures for use in space.

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L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 22, 2020

the Long Beach-based space systems company, is targeting monthly launches for the remainder of 2020 following a successful June 12 mission that deployed satellites for NASA, the National Reconnaissance Office and the University of New South Wales Canberra Space. Rocket Lab USA Inc.,

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socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2021

Two startups won a total of $25,000 in prizes last week at the Sunstone Innovations Challenge at CSULB, a startup pitch competition involving student teams from CSU Long Beach.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 24, 2020

Relativity Space expands its rocket-printing operations into an enormous new Long Beach HQ. Relativity also recently moved to a new, enormous headquarters in Long Beach, where its unique 3D printing process for rocket parts will take in raw materials and output nearly complete launch vehicles at industry-leading rates.

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L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Russian private aviation holding company CJSC S7 Group’s purchase of Sea Launch, a rocket launch company that operates out of the Port of Long Beach, is making waves in the Southern California aerospace industry, with a legal challenge by the Boeing Co. and concerns about the Russian company’s involvement.

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L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Long Beach-based mixed fleet management software developer Momentum IoT announced Sept. 10 it raised $3.1

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