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Aypa Power Buys Battery Storage Project In Downtown LA

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Aypa Power, an energy storage company owned by private equity firm Blackstone, said it is acquiring a 120MW standalone battery energy storage project in downtown Los Angeles. The project is expected to reach commercial operations in 2024. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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Max Q: SpaceX gets ready for first human flight

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Rocket Lab will play a key role in NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to get humans back to the surface of the Moon by 2024. Satellite internet startup Astranis has raised a $90 million Series B funding round, which includes a mix of equity ($40 million) and debt facility ($50 million). Astranis raises $90 million.

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Archer Aviation aims to launch network of urban air taxis in Los Angeles by 2024

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Archer Aviation, the electric aircraft startup that recently announced a deal to go public via a merger with a blank-check company, plans to launch a network of its urban air taxis in Los Angeles by 2024. United Airlines, which has a major hub in Los Angeles, was one of the investors in the deal.

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The Station: Via hits $2.25B valuation, letters from readers, layoffs in a time of COVID-19

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As part of the program, up to 30-minute rides will be free for members of critical workforces through April 30 in Austin, Denver, Los Angeles, the Washington D.C. Spin, which began offering this on April 1, is making this available in Baltimore, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco, Tampa and Washington, D.C.

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