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Report: SpaceX Raising New Funding At Near $10 Billion Valuation

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A new report this morning says that Hawthorne-based spaceship and rocket developer Space Exploration Technologies is in the midst of raising a new round of investment, which values the company at around $10 billion. Amount of funding, and the investors involved, have not been disclosed. The report came from TechCrunch.

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SpaceX Lands $850M, Now Worth $74 Billion

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Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX has completed raising $850M in new funding, boosting the valuation of the company to an astounding $74 billion, according to CNBC. The funding--which has not been announced by SpaceX--apparently valued SpaceX at $419.99

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Report: SEC Probes Tweets By Elon Musk

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The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into a series of tweets made by technology mogul Elon Musk earlier this week, where he said he was looking into taking Tesla private. Musk--who is also head of Hawthorne-based SpaceX -- said earlier this week that he had "Funding secure" to take Tesla private at $420 per share.

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SpaceX Gets Investment From Legendary Ventures

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Hawthorne, California-based rocket and spacecraft developer SpaceX has just closed a Series N funding round, according to investor Legendary Ventures, which invested in the round. A report in August said SpaceX was raising $1.9 billion in new funding, at a valuation of $46 billion. READ MORE>>.

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Report: SpaceX Still Needs $1 Billion To Reach Goals, Despite Successful Launch

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A report from the WSJ Monday morning says that Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies Corp. SpaceX), the commercial space flight venture of Elon Musk, still needs more than $1 billion in funding over the next year or two, to reach its goal of transporting astronauts to the International Space Station.

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Who's In Southern California's Unicorn Club?

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The list of technology startups in Southern California who are "unicorns"--valued at more than $1 billion--surprisingly, might not be who you think, and in the sectors you might expect. and no, there aren't any entertainment-technology companies anywhere in sight). SpaceX (www.spacex.com). The space rocket maker is run by Elon Musk.

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SpaceX Sets Satellite Launches

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Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies , the commercial rocket firm of Elon Musk, has set the schedule for two upcoming satellite launches, the company announced this morning. SpaceX reports it now has a manifest of 40 launches on its schedule, with 60 percent of those representing commercial launches.

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