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SpaceX: Over $3 Billion In Revenues On Manifest

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Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket firm run by technology mogul Elon Musk, disclosed today in an email to supporters that the firm has racked up over $3 billion in revenues in its launch manifest, and has been profitable since 2007. SpaceX is selling prices of a standard flight of the Falcon 9 at $54M.

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SpaceX Eyes Replacing Space Shuttle

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Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial spacecraft and rocket development firm headed by Elon Musk, told its supporters in an email Monday that it is targeting use of its technology as a replacement for the Space Shuttle. SpaceX did not say what response it received from NASA on the new proposal. READ MORE>>.

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SpaceX Opens Signups For Starlink

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Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX has opened up signups for its Starlink satellite Internet, allowing interested customers to sign up for ordering the service on its website. SpaceX requests users' email and service address, and says that orders are "first come, first serve".

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SpaceX Starlink Satellite Has Near Miss

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One of the SpaceX high speed, Starlink communications satellites nearly ran over a European Space Agency (ESA) satellite on Monday, and only avoided disaster after the ESA performed a "collision avoidance maneuver" to steer out of the way of one of those Starlink satellites, the ESA said today. Image: ESA Aeolus Earth observation satellite.

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SpaceX's Musk: Launch Failure Most Difficult In 14 Years

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Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX , the space rocket firm led by tech mogul Elon Musk, appears to be facing what Musk called "the most difficult and complex failure we have ever had in 14 years", after the explosion of its rocket on a launch pad in Florida last week. READ MORE>>.

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Report: Elon Musk Apologizes For Joe Rogan Pot Episode

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Elon Musk has emailed employees of Hawthorne-based SpaceX , apologizing for the podcast with Joe Rogan where he smoked marijuana on camera, emphasizing that SpaceX personnel "may not use or posses any controlled substance while in the workplace", according to a report.

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Planetary Resources Taps NASA JPL Talent

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Planetary Resources , the space asteroid mining venture co-founded by Peter Diamandis, has quietly been tapping talent from Pasadena's NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, according to an email from Diamandis sent to backers of the company. READ MORE>>.

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