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SpaceX Selects Texas For Launch Facility

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Hawthorne-based commercial rocket development firm SpaceX --which is led by tech mogul Elon Musk--is setting up a commercial spaceport in Texas, after a number of incentives offered by the state to attract the firm. The State of Texas said it will offer up $2.3M

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SpaceX Completes Sensor Test

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Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the firm which is developing commercial space launch rockets, said Friday that it has successfully demonstrated a component on the NASA STS-127 shuttle mission. SpaceX--which is headed by Elon Musk--is venture backed by the Founders Fund and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. READ MORE>>.

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Transportation Weekly: Uber’s spending habits, Tesla Model Y, scooters and AVs in Austin

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.” This historical look at Uber and its self-driving tech unit, Uber ATG, should be considered alongside more recent news, including that it’s in negotiations with investors, including the SoftBank Vision Fund, to secure an investment as large as $1 billion for its autonomous vehicles unit. Deal of the week. Megan Rose Dickey.

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SpaceX Trumpets Test Firing

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Hawthorne-based SpaceX, the high profile commercial space vehicle firm headed by Elon Musk, said this weekend that it has successfully conducted a full mission-length firing of its Falcon 9 launch vehicle's first stage. The company is venture backed by The Founders Fund and by Elon Musk himself. READ MORE>>

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Digest 5/16-22: Raises for PatientPop, SpacesVR; Disney VR, Littlstar, Vntana

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Philosophy & Design. SPACES VR Launches with $3M Funding ( link ). NFTEGreaterLA @milenatg Start Up Tech and Exploring Careers Expo about to get underway at Hawthorne MS pic.twitter.com/j7ZAIj4nTf. Biz E-Sports Summit (-5/24). Tuesday May 24. FastCo Counter-Conf (-5/25). Space Tech Expo (-5/26). Now Next Why. Hack for LA.