SpaceX Acquires Swarm Technologies
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 9, 2021
SpaceX has agreed to purchase Swarm Technologies, which designs small satellites to manage internet-of-things services.
Founded by former SpaceX engineers, First Resonance pitches tools to make things the SpaceX way
TechCrunch LA
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
After operating in stealth mode for about two years, First Resonance , a company founded by former SpaceX engineers, is finally showing the world their software toolkit designed to let manufacturers make things using the processes employed by their former boss.
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SpaceX Successfully Launches, Lands New Rocket Design
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MAY 14, 2018
Hawhorne-based SpaceX , the rocket and spacecraft developer led by technology mogul Elon Musk, successfully launched and landed a brand new rocket design on Friday, while successfully delivering a satellite into orbit for Bangladesh. SpaceX put its new Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket into space from Cape Canaveral at 4:14 p.m.
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SpaceX Wins $2.9 Billion NASA Contract
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 16, 2021
The next astronauts to land on the Moon will likely do so in a spacecraft designed by SpaceX.
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SpaceX Prepping For Launch Later Today Of New Rocket Design
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MAY 10, 2018
Hawthorne-based SpaceX is in the final phases of launch for a new rocket design, the Falcon 9 Block 5, targeted at 4:12 EDT today in Florida. SpaceX's new design is intended to be re-used without any extensive refurbishment, and only an inspection, and--with some replacements of components--launch into space hundreds of times.
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SpaceX reportedly looking to build Starship rockets at Port of LA
TechCrunch LA
JANUARY 30, 2020
SpaceX is said to be in talks with local government officials about setting up a new rocket factory in the Port of Los Angeles, a location that would give it easy access to the ocean for transporting its next-generation Starship and Super Heavy launch vehicles to its coastal launchpad sites in Florida.
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SpaceX Scrubs Satellite Launch Mission
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JUNE 29, 2020
Hawthorne-based SpaceX scrubbed its plans for a launch of another 57 Starlink communications satellites on Friday, saying its team needed additional time for pre-launch checkouts. SpaceX has another launch--a military GPS satellite--scheduled for Tuesday, also from Florida. Image: photo of a prior Starlink mission). READ MORE>>.
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Elon Musk Shows Off BFR Design
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SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
Elon Musk , the CEO and founder of SpaceX , has released artist's renditions of the upcoming "BFR" rocket, which the company is designing to take astronauts and passengers to space. SpaceX is set to announced the name of a passenger that has paid for a trip around the moon later today.
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SpaceX Rocket Targeted For Use This Week Designed For Manned Flight, Reuse
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MAY 8, 2018
The SpaceX rocket which is being used in this week's satellite launch is specifically designed for manned flight--and for sending astronauts to the International Space Station. SpaceX mentioned the rocket being used in the flight is a Falcon 9 Block 5, which is designed specifically for re-use and ease of parts replacement.
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SpaceX Starship Explodes After Attempted Landing
socalTECH
DECEMBER 9, 2020
Hawthorne, California-based rocket developer SpaceX conducted a high-altitude, suborbital flight of its Starship spacecraft on Wednesday, successfully launching the vehicle to high altitudes--but ending with a spectacular explosion of the Starship just as it reached the ground.
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SpaceX Test Fires Falcon Heavy
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JANUARY 24, 2018
Hawthorne-based SpaceX test fired the Falcon Heavy in Florida on Wednesday, in another step forward towards an actual flight of its new design. SpaceX posted a video of the static fire test, which lasted 22 seconds. pic.twitter.com/EZF4JOT8e4 — SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 24, 2018. moon missions in the 1960's.
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SpaceX Capsule Returns Space Station Astronauts to Earth
L.A. Business Journal
MAY 3, 2021
Four astronauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX-designed capsule on May 2.
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SpaceX Gets For Another Reuse Milestone
socalTECH
OCTOBER 26, 2018
Hawthorne-based SpaceX is getting set to reach another milestone in its development of space exploration technology, which is to push the reuse of its rockets even further. According to a SpaceX official, the company is about to relaunch one of its boosters for the third time.
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SpaceX Authorized To Launch Massive, 7,518 Satellite Constellation
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 16, 2018
Hawthorne-based space launch provider SpaceX , led by technology mogul Elon Musk, has just been given permission to launch a massive, 7,518 satellites into space, designed to provide saturated broadband communications across the globe.
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NASA Selects SpaceX For Moon Landing System
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APRIL 30, 2020
Hawthorne-based SpaceX is one of three companies which was selected by NASA today to develop lunar landers to land astronauts on the Moon, according to NASA. According to NASA, SpaceX is one of the companies selected to design and develop human landing systems (HLS) for the agency's Artemis program. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Confirms Crew Dragon Destroyed In Testing Mishap
socalTECH
MAY 2, 2019
Hawthorne-based SpaceX confirmed on Thursday that its Crew Dragon capsule, designed to carry astronauts into space, was destroyed in the accident last month during testing. NASA and SpaceX haven't provided details on what that failure were, only saying it saw an "anomaly" during the testing of the Crew Dragon. READ MORE>>.
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Fire Reported At SpaceX Facility In Florida
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JULY 8, 2019
A fire broke out this morning at a SpaceX facility in Florida, where SpaceX is working on its "Starship", reportedly causing around $650,000 in damage. Other details on the fire have not yet been provided by SpaceX. The Starship is ultimately designed to carry people to Mars. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX: Leaking Component Cause Of Destruction Of Crew Dragon
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JULY 15, 2019
Hawthorne-based SpaceX has released the results of an investigation into the destruction of its Crew Dragon in April, during a static fire engine test, blaming a leaky component for the failure. The failure is expected to delay the ultimate launch of the SpaceX Crew Dragon with astronauts on board. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Successfully Delivers 60 Starlink Satellites Into Orbit
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MAY 24, 2019
Hawthorne-based SpaceX successfully delivered 60, Starlink communications satellites into orbit last night, the first of what is planned to be thousands of low earth orbit satellites designed to provide Internet communications anywhere in the world. READ MORE>>.
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Elon Musk Shows Off First SpaceX Spacesuit
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AUGUST 23, 2017
Elon Musk , the founder and CEO of Los Angeles-based SpaceX , has released the first photo of a SpaceX designed spacesuit. SpaceX has been working with NASA on launching astronauts into space on its Falcon 9 rockets and Dragon spacecraft.
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SpaceX Completes Static Fire Testing On Crew Dragon
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JANUARY 25, 2019
Hawthorne-based SpaceX has moved one step closer to launching its first Crew Dragon into space, saying on Thursday that it has completed a "static firing" test for a planned February launch. SpaceX is hoping to prove out the design for NASA for its own space capsule, to deliver U.S. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Plans First Commercial Flights Of Starship In 2021
socalTECH
JULY 1, 2019
Hawthorne-based SpaceX is hoping to launch the very first, commercial missions for its Starship spacecraft--designed to deliver passengers to Mars--in 2021, according to the company , and is currently in talks with three companies on those missions. All three of those customers would use the new platform to send satellites into orbit.
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Hawthorne-based SpaceX has unveiled the name of the person who has booked an around the Moon trip on its BFR rocket on Monday evening, saying that it's Japanese fashion mogul Yusaku Maezawa. SpaceX did not say how much Yusaka Maezawa will pay for the trip. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Renames BFR To Starship
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
Hawthorne-based rocket and space vehicle developer SpaceX is renaming its upcoming, passenger-carrying rocket--the BFR--to "Starship", and will refer to the rocket booster as "Super Heavy", according to SpaceX founder Elon Musk. The BFR (now Starship) is designed to send up to 100 people into space at once, and is 347 feet long.
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Report: Super-Secret SpaceX Payload, Zuma, A Total Loss
socalTECH
JANUARY 9, 2018
A report in the Wall Street Journal this morning says that the highly secret rocket mission launched by Los Angeles-based SpaceX on Sunday was presumed to be a total loss, and failed to reach orbit. For its part, SpaceX told the WSJ that its launch was "nominal". For its part, SpaceX told the WSJ that its launch was "nominal".
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SpaceX Crew Dragon Suffers Anomaly During Engine Test
socalTECH
APRIL 22, 2019
The SpaceX Crew Dragon , the spacecraft being designed by Hawthorne-based SpaceX to deliver astronauts into orbit, suffered what appears to be a major issue in testing on Saturday during an engine test--sending smoke billowing from its test location which was visible from miles away. The testing was done at Cape Canaveral.
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113 SpaceX Successfully Launches, Docks Crew Capable Spacecraft With ISS
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MARCH 4, 2019
Hawthorne-based SpaceX successfully launched its first mission of a spacecraft designed to carry human beings into space, sending the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft into space early Saturday morning, and successfully docking the spacecraft at the ISS on Sunday. READ MORE>>.
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socalTECH
JULY 8, 2016
Hawthorne-based SpaceX is opening up a new office in Orange County, in what looks to be an attempt to tap into the area's deep depth of technical talent. Orange County has a large pool of engineers with similar design experience, drawn from such giants as Broadcom and others in the semiconductor industry. READ MORE>>.
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124 Report: Zuma Launch Failure Not Due To SpaceX
socalTECH
APRIL 9, 2018
Hawthorne-based SpaceX is not to blame for the reported failure of the super-secret "Zuma" government payload, according to a report today from the WSJ. SpaceX sent the super secret payload into space in January from Florida. It's unclear what happened to Zuma, and it's unclear what U.S.
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Elon Musk Shows Off Another View Of New SpaceX Spacesuit
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
Elon Musk , the CEO and founder of SpaceX, has posted another photo of the company's new spacesuit design, this time against the company's Dragon Crew capsule. SpaceX has been working towards launching astronauts into space on its Falcon 9 rockets. READ MORE>>.
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Max Q: A SpaceX spin-out sounds great
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
NASA may be looking to lock its lander plans this coming year, but it’s also asking industry to provide concepts and input on lunar rovers, including robotic designs and ideas for human-carrying Moon buggies. SpaceX launches online rocket rideshare booking tool. NASA seeks industry input on rovers.
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SpaceX Aims For Falcon Heavy Launch On February 6th
socalTECH
JANUARY 29, 2018
Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket and spacecraft developer led by technology mogul Elon Musk, is aiming at its first launch of its new Falcon Heavy rocket for February 6th. SpaceX conducted a static firing test on the new rocket design last week. Image: The Falcon Heavy on its launch pad in Florida. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Takes Hyperloop Pod To 220mph
socalTECH
AUGUST 31, 2017
SpaceX has demonstrated speeds of 220mph (355 km/h) using its "pusher pod", according to Elon Musk, just days after students in the Hyperloop Pod Competition took one of their own pods up to a record of 201 mph earlier this week. SpaceX has recently branched into the Hyperloop area. READ MORE>>.
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Watch SpaceX's First Falcon Heavy Launch Attempt
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX has shifted the launch time for its first attempt to launch its new rocket, the Falcon Heavy, to 2:50 PM ET, as a result of upper level wind shear. SpaceX says the Falcon Heavy was designed to carry humans into space, and to restore the possibility of flying human missions to the moon and Mars.
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SpaceX Selects Texas For Launch Facility
socalTECH
AUGUST 4, 2014
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. SpaceX also has plans to launch rockets in California, at Vandenberg Air Force Base. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Wins New Crew Mission To ISS
socalTECH
JULY 29, 2016
Hawthorne-based SpaceX has just won another mission to the International Space Station, NASA said Friday , to help "restore America's human spaceflight launch capability". According to NASA, the second, post-certification mission by SpaceX will deliver a human crew to the ISS, part of a slate of missions designed to again provide U.S.
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socalTECH
AUGUST 5, 2014
It looks like Hawthorne-based SpaceX is confident it will keep its headquarters in Hawthorne for quite a long time--despite setting up a commercial launch facility in Texas this week--based on details on the recent sale of the company''s leased headquarters at 1 Rocket Road in Hawthorne--to a commercial real estate investment trust.
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APRIL 16, 2018
Hawthorne-based SpaceX is continuing its hectic pace of rocket launches, saying that it it targeting a launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida this afternoon, at 6:32 p.m. EDT, of a payload for NASA.
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100 SpaceX Successfully Launches Canadian Satellite
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
Hawthorne-based SpaceX successfully launched a satellite into space for a Canadian company, as part of a demonstration flight Sunday. SpaceX launched CASSIOPE, a small satellite for the Canadian company MacDonald, Dettwiler. spaceflight flight nasa launch space satellite canada cassiope spacex' PDT Sunday morning. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Sets To Deliver Spacecraft To The Moon For Israeli Group
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JULY 11, 2018
Hawthorne, California-based rocket launch provider SpaceX may be looking to deliver its own spacecraft to Mars, however, in the meantime, it's now set to deliver a spacecraft to the Moon for a nonprofit group in Israel. SpaceIL has develops a large, 4-legged unmanned spacecraft for landing on the Moon.
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SpaceX Hails Astronaut Milestone
socalTECH
OCTOBER 20, 2011
The company said it completed a preliminary design review of its launch abort system, for use with its Dragon spacecraft. The firm said its approval by NASA of the latest design brings it closer to providing human spaceflight to the ISS.
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SpaceX To Launch Cargo For NASA On Monday
socalTECH
JULY 14, 2016
The next launch for Hawthorne-based SpaceX is planned for Monday, in what NASA says will be the ninth Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency to the International Space Station. According to NASA, SpaceX will be launchign its Dragon spacecraft with materials for the orbiting laboratory and crew, including a giant, metallic ring.
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SpaceX Dragon Returns From ISS, Heads To Long Beach
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. Image: SpaceX Dragon undocking from the ISS on Wednesday, courtesy NASA) READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Plans Trip To ISS
socalTECH
AUGUST 16, 2011
Hawthorne-based SpaceX said Monday that it has been given a November 30, 2011 launch date for a trip to the International Space Station. SpaceX said its Dragon will berth with the ISS nine days after launch READ MORE>>.
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