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AUGUST 16, 2021

Hawthorne-based SpaceX is planning a mission to the International Space Station on Aug.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Inspiration4 proves that the company is making headway on its mission of opening space travel to all.

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JANUARY 13, 2020

Every radical turn in technology history has its great entrepreneur, and for space that person is SpaceX founder Elon Musk. In 2018 alone, venture investments in space topped $2 billion for the first time, and 187 investors wrote checks to 90 startups, according to Bryce Space and Technology. Air Force and, of course, SpaceX.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Hawthorne-based SpaceX successfully launched four, non-professional astronauts to space on Wednesday, the first time a SpaceX capsule has been used to take private citizens to space. The space flight is fully automated and controlled from the ground, so the four do not need to pilot or control the craft, unless there is an emergency.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Los Angeles-based Inversion, a company which says it is developing space capsules aimed at making it easier to return cargo to Earth from space, has raised $10M in a seed funding round. According to the company it is developing "space capsules" for re-entry from space.

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MARCH 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based Relativity Space reports that has been awarded its first ever, orbital launch contract, from the U.S. Relativity Space is in the midst of developing an entirely 3D printed launch vehicle. Department of Defense (DoD). The firm has yet to launch its first rocket.

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AUGUST 24, 2020

Los Angeles-based Spaces , which had been developing in-person locations to experience virtual reality, has reportedly been acquired by Apple. A report, from Protocol, said the acquisition came after Spaces announced a shutdown of its services last week. Spaces was led by CEO Shiraz Akmal. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

El Segundo, California- and Austin, Texas-based Slingshot Aerospace says it has launched a new, educational space simulation tool, which it says is aimed at workforce preparation, training, and education. The company said the tool was created with the help of Hollywood visualization studio THE THIRD FLOOR.

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AUGUST 26, 2021

El Segundo-based space thruster developer Phase Four says it has won a U.S. Space Force contract, as a result of its participation at the SpaceWERX Pitch Day. Size of that US Space Force contract was not announced.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Virgin Galactic has selected the winner for an almost-free trip to space, saying last week that it has selected a winner in a sweepstakes for a trip to space. of Antigua and Barbuda won two seats on a Virgin Galactic commercial space flight as part of the sweepstakes. According to Virgin Galactic, Keisha S.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Air Force, Lockheed Martin, Maxar Technologies, SAIC and the Israel Aerospace Industries company, Techstars and Starburst Aerospace are launching an accelerator focused on the space industry in Los Angeles. billion over the last year. billion over the last year.

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L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Inspiration4 proves that the company is making headway on its mission of opening space travel to all.

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 25, 2020

Motiv Space Systems Inc., a Pasadena-based space motion control and robotics company, has developed a modular robotic arm system that can perform on-orbit assembly and satellite servicing tasks.

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JULY 2, 2021

El Segundo-based Phase Four, which is developing thrusters for satellite propulsion, says it has launched one of its Maxwell engines into space. According to the startup, the engine was launched onboard a Capella Space SAR satellite which went into space on June 30th on a SpaceX launch.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

El Segundo-based space launch systems developer ABL Space Systems has raised $200M in a Series B expansion round, bringing the company's valuation to $2.4 According to ABL Space Systems, the funding came from its existing investors. billion, the company said on Monday. The company says it has now raised a total of $420M.

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AUGUST 6, 2021

Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company headed by Sir Richard Branson, started selling seats to space again, after successfully launching Branson and a number of others in its first fully crewed spaceflight. The company is also offering up multi-seat packages, in addition to letting customers book entire flights.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Hawthorne-based SpaceX is planning its first ever, all-civilian space launch today, saying it is targeting a five hour launch window opening at 8:02 p.m. The company said it the "Inspiration4" mission will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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JULY 1, 2021

Richard Branson, the founder of space tourism company Virgin Galactic--which was started in Mojave--is planning to launch himself into space, just nine days before Amazon's Jeff Bezos. According to Virgin Galactic, Branson hopes to fly into space this month on the next test flight of Virgin Galactic's spaceship.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Los Angeles-based printed rocket technology developer Relativity Space is in the midst of raising $500M, in a funding round which values the company at $2.3 billion, according to a report today from CNBC. The new round is reportedly being led by Tiger Global Management.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX has successfully launched a new, GPS satellite into space for the United States Space Force on Thursday afternoon. SpaceX launched the US Space Force's GPS III Space Vehicle 04 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in Florida, from its launchpad at Space Launch Complex 40.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

Hawthorne, California-based rocket launch provider SpaceX has successfully launched a new satellite into space for SiriusXM. The company launched the SiriusXM SXM-7 satellite into space this weekend, in a launch from Florida.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX is getting set to launch its first ever, space tourism focused mission today from Florida. Jude Children's Research Hospital as part of his purchase of the space tourism flight. According to SpaceX, there's a give-hour launch window today opening at 8:02 p.m. Isaacman has been raising money for St.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

The company--which develops orbital space tracking systems--said the funding was led by Sway Ventures and included participation from others, including C16 Ventures, ATX Venture Partners, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, and Draper Associates.

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AUGUST 19, 2020

Los Angeles-based LinQuest , a developer of space systems for the defense and intelligence market, reported on Wednesday that it has received $76M from the U.S. Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center. Space Force. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Hawthorne-based SpaceX has inked a deal with Space Adventures , to launch private citizens into space on the SpaceX Crew Dragon, according to Spacex and Space Adventures. Pricing and timing on the tourist flight were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 16, 2021

Hawthorne-based SpaceX is planning a mission to the International Space Station on Aug.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Los Angeles-based 3D printed rocket developer Relativity Space has closed $500M in Series D funding, the company disclosed Monday morning, saying it will use the new funding to accelerate commercialization, production scaling, and its long term development.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

Los Angeles-based Relativity Space , which is in the midst of developing 3D printed rockets, has scored a launch contract from NASA, the company announced late last week. Relativity Space says it hopes to launch Terran 1, its first entirely 3D printed rocket on that date. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

Mojave-based Virgin Orbit, which is developing space launch technology which uses a modified 747 to launch rocket payloads into space, successfully launched its first rocket into space from the Southern California coast on Sunday. The CubeSat payloads were all delivered into space for NASA.

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L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Space Force worth $500 million. Ladera Heights-based defense contractor LinQuest Corp. received a five-year contract from U.S.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Our video interview today is with Jenny Collins , the CEO and Co-founder of Novo Space , a company making it easier to launch electronics into space. Novo Space was part of the Techstars Starbust Space Accelerator in Los Angeles in 2019. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 18, 2019

The Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator , the new, space-themed startup accelerator run by Techstars in Los Angeles, has announced its inagural class, naming ten companies that will participate over the next three months in its startup accelerator program. READ MORE>>.

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L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck said removing space debris is “highly complex" as objects in orbit travel more than 14,500 miles per hour.

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JUNE 24, 2020

Relativity Space has a new customer for its 3D-printed rockets: Established satellite maker and operator Iridium, which has picked the company for launches in 2023. Relativity Space expands its rocket-printing operations into an enormous new Long Beach HQ. It’s like you’re there (Image Credits: Relativity Space).

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JANUARY 11, 2022

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen and share lab provider Biolabs LA said Monday that they have awarded Karma Biotechnologies one year of lab space at Biolabs, as well as other facility benefits and connections to Amgen's scientific and business leaders.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Mojave-based Virgin Galactic , which is developing space vehicles aimed at delivering tourists into space, completed another test flight on Friday, sending three people into space for its second, official space flight. Virgin Galactic says it has some 600 people lined up to follow the three into space.

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JULY 22, 2019

This morning's interview is with Matt Kozlov , the Managing Director of the new Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator , which just got started in Los Angeles. The Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator just announced ten companies that have joined its program last week. What are you doing at the Techstars Space Accelerator?

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