SpaceX Receives Funding from NASA to Aid Moon, Mars Missions
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 2, 2019
SpaceX is one of 14 companies awarded grants from NASA to boost the agency's mission to return to the Moon and to eventually land on Mars.
Max Q: SpaceX gets ready for first human flight
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
Meanwhile, we saw significant progress in SpaceX’s commercial crew program, and plenty of activity among startups big and small. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon arrives in Florida. The spacecraft that SpaceX will use to fly astronauts for the first time is now in Florida, at its launch site for final preparations before it takes off.
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SpaceX Seeking $510M In New Funding
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APRIL 12, 2019
Hawthorne-based SpaceX is looking to raise another $510M in funding--the second time the firm has gone out for funding this year-- according to a regulatory filing from the firm. The funding will bring SpaceX's total raised to more than $2.75 billion, and reportedly values the rocket firm at over $30 billion.
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Report: SpaceX Raising New Funding At Near $10 Billion Valuation
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AUGUST 19, 2014
Amount of funding, and the investors involved, have not been disclosed. If true, the valuation of SpaceX near the $10 billion mark would about double its last known valuation of roughly $4.8 spacex venture capital space exploration nasa rocket spaceship satellite elon musk' The report came from TechCrunch. READ MORE>>.
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On Funding?—?The Denominator Effect
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JUNE 28, 2021
On Funding?—?The The Denominator Effect I recently wrote a post about funding for investors to think about having a diversified portfolio , which I called “shots on goal.” If you funded 30–40 deals perhaps just 1 or 2 would drive the lion’s shares of returns. Photo credit: Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash On Funding?—?The
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SpaceX Adds Satellite For Turkmenistan
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JUNE 24, 2013
Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket and spacecraft firm headed by Elon Musk, said over the weekend that it has signed a deal with Thales Alenia Space, to launch a satellite for Turkmenistan. SpaceX said the geostationary transfer orbit satellite will be Turkmenistan''s first, and will be used for communications. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Seeks $750M In Debt Funding
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NOVEMBER 7, 2018
Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX , the commercial space exploration firm run by Elon Musk, is looking to raised $750M in a leveraged loan offering, according to a report on Tuesday. The debt funding effort is apparently the company's first time it has attempted to tap into the institutional debt market.
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140 SpaceX Selects Texas For Launch Facility
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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 Inks $850M Funding
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FEBRUARY 23, 2021
Hawthorne-based SpaceX confirmed a $850M fundraising in a regulatory filing on Tuesday, in an equity funding round which included 69 investors. The fundraising had been rumored to have been in process for the last month or so. The filing said the effort started on February 16th.
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SpaceX Gets Satellite Contract
socalTECH
JANUARY 27, 2010
SpaceX said the launch will insert the satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. SpaceX is venture backed by Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, as well as Musk's own personal fortune. SpaceX is venture backed by Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, as well as Musk's own personal fortune. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Dragon Returns Successfully From ISS
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OCTOBER 29, 2012
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft successfully touched down at 12:22 p.m. The successful return of the SpaceX Dragon is the first time since the retirement of the Space Shuttle that NASA has been able to return significant amounts of samples and cargo from the ISS.
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SpaceX Lands $314M More In Funding, Says Report
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JUNE 27, 2019
Hawthorne-based SpaceX has raised $314.2M in new funding, according to a report from CNBC Thursday, which said part, if not all, of that investment came from the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. According to CNBC, the funding came at $214 per share, and will bring the total raised by SpaceX in 2019 to $1.33 READ MORE>>.
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113 SpaceX Sets Satellite Launches
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FEBRUARY 8, 2012
SpaceX said that it will launch two satellites for Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) in 2014, from Cape Canaveral. SpaceX reports it now has a manifest of 40 launches on its schedule, with 60 percent of those representing commercial launches. Details of the financials behind the latest win were not announced.
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Vector Challenges SpaceX With $21M In Funding For Satellite Launch Systems
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JUNE 30, 2017
Vector , a developer of micro-satellite launch systems and rocket technology whose founders came from SpaceX, said on Thursday that it has raised $21M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by Sequoia Capital, and also included Shasta Ventures and Lightspeed.
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SpaceX Raises Another $50.2M
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NOVEMBER 9, 2010
Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket firm headed by PayPal co-founder Elon Musk, has raised another $50M in funding, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Tuesday. Source of the new funding was not disclosed. Tags: spacex commercial rocket venture capital aerospace space. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Adds $1.9M In New Funding, Says Report
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AUGUST 18, 2020
Hawthorne-based SpaceX has raised another, $1.9 billion in funding, according to Reuters , which says the funding was disclosed in regulatory filings. Source of the new funding was not announced. The new funds reportedly value SpaceX at $46 billion, according to Bloomberg.
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113 SpaceX Announces Second Satellite Launch Deal
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MARCH 14, 2011
In the second satellite launch deal announced today, Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and ORBCOMM said that SpaceX will carry two new satellites to orbit this year. The two said that SpaceX will launch two, ORBCOMM satellites into geosynchronous orbit, used for data communications. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Seeking New Funding
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FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX is seeking yet another massive round of investment, according to a report, which would value the company at between $60 billion to $92 billion. SpaceX has raised more than $5.4 The size of the round was unknown. The report--from Business Insider--cited "three people who are familiar with the deal."
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113 SpaceX Raises $100M More In Funding Round
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NOVEMBER 27, 2017
Hawthorne-based SpaceX has raised another $100M in funding, a regulatory filing by the company on Monday revealed. The funding comes on top of an earlier, $350M funding from earlier this year in the company. No other details on the funding have been announced. READ MORE>>.
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Report: SpaceX Still Needs $1 Billion To Reach Goals, Despite Successful Launch
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JUNE 7, 2010
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. Tags: paypal musk elon exploration space launch rocket spacex. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Completes Sensor Test
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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the firm which is developing commercial space launch rockets, said Friday that it has successfully demonstrated a component on the NASA STS-127 shuttle mission. SpaceX's contract with NASA calls for the firm to carry cargo to the ISS in 12 flights between 2010 and 2015. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Hits Another Milestone
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FEBRUARY 3, 2010
Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket firm run by Elon Musk, said this morning that it has hit another milestone on its Dragon Spacecraft. NASA has contracted SpaceX to deliver cargo to the Internation Space Station, starting sometime this year. Tags: spacex nasa spacecraft dragon launch rocket space aerospace.
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Silicon Beach Report March 30: Female-Focused Venture Fund Raises $10.4 Million
L.A. Business Journal
MARCH 30, 2018
Female-focused venture fund raises $10.4 million; Los Angeles tech workers data released; SpaceX gets approval to build satellite-powered broadband network.
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SpaceX Lands Satellite Contract
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SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the space rocket venture headed by Elon Musk, reported Tuesday afternoon that it has gained a contract to launch an Earth observation satellite from Astrium. SpaceX is funded by the Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Musks's personal fortune. READ MORE>>.
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MARCH 15, 2010
Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), the commercial rocket firm headed by Elon Musk, announced today that it has inked an agreement with Space Systems/Loral to launch a satellite for the firm. SpaceX said that the deal calls for launch of a manufactured satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 as early as 2012.
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SpaceX Gets $75M From NASA
socalTECH
APRIL 19, 2011
Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), the commercial rocket firm run by tech mogul Elon Musk, has scored $75M from NASA as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Development (CCDev2) effort, NASA said Monday. NASA's CCDev2 effort is aimed at accelerating the availability of U.S.
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Jurvetson Leading SpaceX Funding, Says Report
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JUNE 24, 2009
Venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson , of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, is the lead on a $60M venture capital round in Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the space rocket firm headed by Elon Musk, according to PE Week. Tags: jurvetson steve capital venture spacex. Jurvetson is a well known enthusiast for rockets. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Targets European Satellite Market
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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010
Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket firm headed by Elon Musk and backed by the Founders Fund and Draper Fisher Jurvetson, said today that it has inked a deal with Astrium to provide dedicated launch serviecs to the European institutional small satellite market. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Adds $1.9B In New Funding, Says Report
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AUGUST 18, 2020
Hawthorne-based SpaceX has raised another, $1.9 billion in funding, according to Reuters , which says the funding was disclosed in regulatory filings. Source of the new funding was not announced. The new funds reportedly value SpaceX at $46 billion, according to Bloomberg.
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SpaceX Test Fires Falcon 9 Rocket
socalTECH
OCTOBER 21, 2009
Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the space rocket startup headed by former PayPal founder Elon Musk, and backed by Founders Fund and Draper Fisher Jurvetson, disclosed Wednesday that it has completed two successful test firings of its Falcon 9 launch vehicle. Tags: spacex space aerospace flight rocket moon nasa. READ MORE>>.
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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
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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SpaceX Seeking Another $250M
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
Hawthorne-based SpaceX , led by Elon Musk, is seeking another $250M in funding, which would value SpaceX at an astounding $36 billion. According to CNBC, the funding will go towards the Crew Dragon, Starlink, and Starship. CNBC said that SpaceX raised $1.33 billion in 2019. READ MORE>>.
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113 SpaceX Picks Up $1 Billion More In New Funding
socalTECH
JUNE 3, 2019
Hawthorne-based SpaceX has raised over $1 billion in new funding, according to regulatory filings from the firm filed on Friday. According to the regulatory filings, SpaceX raised the $1.022 billion split acros two rounds of funding, one worth $535.7M, and $486.2M in the other.
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100 SpaceX Names President
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DECEMBER 19, 2008
Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), the commercial spaceflight startup headed by ex-PayPal founder Elon Musk, has named a new president the firm said this week. SpaceX said that Gwynne Shotwell has been named as President, reporting to Musk. The firm is venture backed by The Founders Fund and Elon Musk.
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113 SpaceX Raises $350M More, Is Now Worth Around $21 Billion
socalTECH
JULY 28, 2017
Hawthorne-based SpaceX has just raised $350M more in new funding, according to regulatory filings, which reportedly values the company at around $21 billion. Details of the funding have not been announced by SpaceX. SpaceX has previously raised funding from Fidelity, Google, Founders Fund, and DFJ.
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124 SpaceX Lands $850M, Now Worth $74 Billion
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
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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113 Report: SpaceX Raising $500M For Satellite Internet Efforts
socalTECH
DECEMBER 18, 2018
Hawthorne-based SpaceX is in the midst of raising another $500M in funding, according to the WSJ, in a funding round to help it bring its constellation of Internet satellites to space. According to the report--citing "people familiar with the fundraising"--the new round values SpaceX at $30.5
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113 SpaceX Finds $15M
socalTECH
APRIL 1, 2009
Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial space rocket venture of Paypal's Elon Musk, disclosed Tuesday in a regulatory filing that the firm has raised $15M of an ongoing $60M, equity round. No details of the funding round have been released by the company. SpaceX has previously raised funding from the Founders Fund.
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SpaceX Books Lunar Lander Launch Mission
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FEBRUARY 11, 2019
Hawthorne-based SpaceX has been booked to launch the first, privately funded lunar lander mission, as a secondary payload on an upcoming launch from Cape Canaveral. The lunar lander is the second, ride-sharing payload on what is expected to be a mid-February 2019 SpaceX Falcon 9 from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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113 SpaceX, LACMA Art Project Heads Into Space
socalTECH
DECEMBER 3, 2018
Hawthorne-based SpaceX successfully launched yet another payload into space on Monday morning, carrying 64 satellites into space on the Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express mission. Among the 64 satellites on the flight is one of the more unusual payloads for SpaceX: an art project for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).
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113 SpaceX Hires Bizdev VP
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MARCH 4, 2009
Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the space launch vehicle startup funded by PayPal founder Elon Musk, said Wednesday afternoon that it has hired on a new Vice President of Business Development. According to SpaceX, it has appointed Rob Peckham, former President and General Manager of Sea Launch, to the position. READ MORE>>.
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socalTECH
AUGUST 9, 2021
Los Angeles-based rocket and spacecraft developer SpaceX has acquired Swarm Technologies, a developer of "smallsat" (small satellite) technology. Swarm had raised about $25M in total funding. Financial terms of the buy were not announced, and no details of the acquisition were announced. Swarm has a network of 120.
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APRIL 16, 2009
Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial spaceflight venture run by Elon Musk, said Thursday that the firm has signed an agreement with Argentina's National Commission on Space Activity for two satellite launches. According to SpaceX, the deal will send two Earth observation satellites into orbit on SpaceX's Falcon 9.
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Max Q: A SpaceX spin-out sounds great
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
NASA could get significantly more funding than it did in 2020 for its fiscal 2021 operating year, with the bulk of a proposed $3 billion increase earmarked for development of human landers to be used in the Artemis program. SpaceX launches online rocket rideshare booking tool. Trump administration asks for $3B NASA budget boost.
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