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JANUARY 20, 2015

Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX , the Los Angeles area commercial rocket and spacecraft developer led by Elon Musk, announced Tuesday afternoon that it has raised a billion dollars in a financing round. SpaceX said the deal gives Google and Fidelity just under 10 percent ownership of the company. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 19, 2015

Hawthorne-based rocketship developer SpaceX is close to getting $1 billion from Google , according to reports Monday, as Google seeks to get into the space business. Neither SpaceX nor Google have commented on the rumors, which were first reported by The Information. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 18, 2017

SpaceX, based in Hawthorne, California, is now worth between $12 billion and $15 billion, according to multiple reports. Rocket Lab (www.rocketlab.com) Rocket Lab is a developer of satellite launch vehicles, and just launched its first rocket into space. (and no, there aren't any entertainment-technology companies anywhere in sight).

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