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NASA Selects SpaceX, Other Local Space Companies For New Program

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NASA has selected Hawthorne-based SpaceX , Carlsbad-based Vulcan Wireless , and Canoga Park-based Aerojet Rocketdyne as part of a new program to boost technologies to land humans on the Moon by 2024, the space agency announced on Tuesday.

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Aerojet Rocketdyne Eyes Energy Storage

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Canoga Park-based aerospace and defense products developer Aerojet Rocketdyne is taking aim at the energy storage market, saying today that it has tied with ZAF Energy Systems , to work on an energy storage system.

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Topanga Technologies Raises $15M

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Canoga Park-based Topanga Technologies , a developer of high efficiency, plasma lighting, has scored $15M in new funding, according to regulatory filings from the firm. Details on the funding have not been announced by the company.

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Topanga Technologies Launches Plasma Lighting Product

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Canoga Park-based Topanga Technologies , the venture backed provider of solid state lighting products, said Friday that it has launched a new plasma light source product Friday. The company said the new solid state lighting product is aimed at street, area, architectural, and industrial lighting applications.

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Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Acquired By GenCorp

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Canoga Park-based Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne , the aerospace and defense manufacturer which develops rocket propulsion and engine systems, has been acquired by GenCorp in a deal worth $550M, the firms said this morning. GenCorp is acquiring Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne from United Technologies Corporation.

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One Lambda Acquired By Thermo Fisher Scientific For $925M

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Canoga Park-based One Lambda , a supplier of tissue typing testing technology, has been acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific is a deal worth $925M in cash. Thermo Fisher Diagnostic said the purchase price includes a three year retention program and one-year earnout dependent on financial targets.

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PracticeOne Sold To Software Firm

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PracticeOne , a developer of electronic health records management software-as-a-service, which is jointly headquartered in Canoga Park and Richland, Washington, has been acquired by healthcare software developer AdvancedMD Software. AdvancedMD announced the deal today, but did not disclose financial details behind the buy.