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MARCH 7, 2018

According to Surf Air, the partnership will connect customers in Orange County via an ultra-short helicopter flight from John Wayne airport, to Hawthorne, with flights running Monday, Thursday, and Friday. The connecting flights will cost $199 per shuttle flight, and are not included as part of Surf Air's existing membership.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Hawthorne-based SpaceX has just delayed its upcoming satellite launch mission--of the Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express --due to the incoming weather system into California. The mission had been scheduled to launch on Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, north of Santa Barbara.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Hawthorne-based SpaceX says that it is still set for another attempt to launch the PAZ satellite mission into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base, on Wednesday, 6:17 a.m. SpaceX said that the weather is "90% favorable" for tomorrow's launch window. Image: the Falcon 9 and PAZ on the launchpad at Vandenberg Air Force Base on Tuesday.

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

Hawthorne-based SpaceX is getting set to launch another rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, just north of Santa Barbara--and hopes to also land the first stage of its Falcon 9 on land at a nearby landing pad. SpaceX--which is targeting the launch for 7:21 p.m.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Officials at Vandenberg Air Force Base , in Lompoc--just North of Santa Barbara--said that the wildfire raging on the base has stabilized, and that the fire boundry is now "relatively stable" and not likely to spread beyond containment lines. Photo of the fire from earlier this week courtesy the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

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JANUARY 10, 2019

Hawthorne-based SpaceX has rescheduled its next launch from the West Coast, its Iridium-8 satellite launch, for tomorrow, January 11th, and 7:31 a.m. The launch, if it occurs, should be visible again across San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Los Angeles County.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Santa Barbara-based Phone Halo has launched a crowd-funded project to develop a Bluetooth-based device to track users' wallets, the company said Tuesday.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

The new flights give non stop access from Carlsbad to San Caros (SQL) in the Bay Area, and Santa Barbara (SBA). Surf Air said it will also start flying from Carlsbad to Hawthorne (HHR) on January 12th. The new Carlsbad location is actually convenient to both San Diego and Orange County. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 20, 2017

Hawthorne-based SpaceX 's next launch is planned for Friday, with a plan to launch another set of satellites for Iridium from Vandenberg Air Force Base, just north of Santa Barbara, on Friday. According to SpaceX, it is targeting a December 22nd launch of the Iridium-4 from Vandenberg.

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JANUARY 2, 2017

Hawthorne-based SpaceX announced on Monday that it will attempt to launch its first payload into space since an accident in September at Cape Canaveral. According to SpaceX, it will now attempt to launch ten Iridium satellites on Sunday, January 8th, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, which is north of Santa Barbara, California.

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JUNE 22, 2017

Hawthorne-based SpaceX is preparing to put another satellite into space, from Kennedy Space Center, on Friday. This weekend looks to be an extremely busy launch week for SpaceX, which is also hoping to launch another payload--a set of 10 satellites for Iridium--from Vandenberg Air Force Base, just north of Santa Barbara.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Although it will not come anywhere close to the drama and spectacle of the launch of the Falcon Heavy, the next launch from Hawthorne-based SpaceX will have one thing going for it for Southern California fans: it will be from Vandenberg Air Force Base.

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DECEMBER 9, 2016

Hawthorne, California-based space rocket developer SpaceX said this week that it is now expecting to return to flight in early January, with the launch of the Iridium-1 satellite. The launch, when it does occur, should be visible from Santa Barbara, Ventura, and parts of Los Angeles county. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Hawthorne-based SpaceX has signed another contract with satellite constellation operator Iridium Communications , for the launch of as many as five additional satellites for its satellite network. Separately, the next launch by SpaceX appears to be from Florida, of a NASA payload to the International Space Station.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX , the rocket company led by Elon Musk, is hoping to launch on its next mission on December 16th, launching from Vandenberg Air Force Base, just North of Santa Barbara.

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JULY 13, 2011

Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial spaceflight and rocket developer headed by tech mogul Elon Musk, is getting set today to break ground on a new launchpad at Vandenberg Air Force Base. SpaceX says it is investing $30M in a new launch pad at the base, north of Santa Barbara, as a place to launch its upcoming Falcon Heavy rocket.

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DECEMBER 22, 2017

Hawthorne-based SpaceX successfully launched a payload of ten satellites into space for satellite constellation operator Iridium on Friday evening, from Vandenberg Air Force Base--in a launch which turned heads across the Los Angeles area.

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JULY 18, 2017

A look at the companies who are private, backed by venture capital, and are valued at more than $1 billion across Southern California -- from San Diego to Los Angeles to Santa Barbara -- is an interesting contrast in the wide range of types of technology companies across the region. SpaceX (www.spacex.com). Razer (www.razerzone.com).

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

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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