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SpaceX Space Tourism Launch Set For Today

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Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX is getting set to launch its first ever, space tourism focused mission today from Florida. Jude Children's Research Hospital and pediatric cancer survivor, plus Chris Sembroski, an Air Force veteran and aerospace data engineer; and Dr. Sian Proctor, a geoscientist, entrepreneur, and trained pilot.

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SpaceX Plans First Billionaire Space Tourism Launch Today

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Hawthorne-based SpaceX is planning its first ever, all-civilian space launch today, saying it is targeting a five hour launch window opening at 8:02 p.m. The company said it the "Inspiration4" mission will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Tech Coast Angels Los Angeles Launches New Members Only Fund

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According to the group's Los Angeles chapter, the Tech Coast Angeles-Los Angeles (TCA-LA), it is launching a new annual fund which will provide "new and diverse opportunities for investors and an additional source of startup capital for entrepreneurs." Recess , Somabar , and Turn Technologies. READ MORE>>.

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Elon Musk's SolarCity Sets IPO Pricing Range

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Southern California entrepreneur Elon Musk has huge success this year, in (literally) getting commercial spaceflight firm SpaceX --based in Hawthorne--off the ground and into space, with a hugely successful set of flights to the International Space Station (ISS).

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Elon Musk's SolarCity Files For IPO

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It's been a big weekend for tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, after another successful launch Sunday from his commercial spaceflight firm, SpaceX--based in Hawthorne--and, it turns out, another IPO filing for Musk.

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Samueli, Musk Join Buffett, Gates In Pledge To Give Away Wealth

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Two Southern California technology entrepreneurs-- Henry Samueli , who co-founded Broadcom , and Elon Musk , who heads up Hawthorne-based SpaceX --have joined Warren Buffet and Bill and Melinda Gates in adding their names to the Giving Pledge , the effort started by Buffett and Gates to giave away at least 50 percent of their wealth in their lifetimes (..)

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7 Entrepreneurial Lessons From Tyler The Creator

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In my capacity as a Professor of Practice at UC Santa Barbara , I was asked by the Student Association if I would consider interviewing rapper, fashion designer and entrepreneur Tyler The Creator. Get Out – Tyler was asked about his hometown of Hawthorne, California and he responded, “<expletive> Hawthorne.

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