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Viasat Wins USAF Contract

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Carlsbad-based Viasat , which develops satellites communications equipment, reported a win this week with the U.S. According to Viasat, it has been contracted to deliver a "Link 16" capable Low Earth Orbit (LEO) spacecraft for the USAF, which will be used to prototype and test space-based Link 16 capabilities. READ MORE>>.

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Dreaming of Mars, the startup Relativity Space gets its first launch site on Earth

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Now, more than $35 million dollars later , the company has been awarded a multi-year contract to build and operate its own rocket launch facilities at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. That contract, awarded by The 45th Space Wing of the Air Force, is the first direct agreement the U.S. space and missile defense program.

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Kurion Wins Another Contract At Fukushima

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Irvine-based Kurion , the developer of nuclear cleanup technology, reported another win over the weekend at Fukushima Daiichi. According to the company, it has been awarded a contract by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) to deliver a system to remove strontium from tank water at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

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ChargerHelp raises $2.75M to keep EV chargers working

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If a station doesn’t send out an error or a driver doesn’t report it, network providers might never know there’s even a problem. Terry said it could take as long as 30 days to get an electrical contractor on site to repair these non-electrical problems. Terry, who co-founded ChargerHelp! , Hiring approach.

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AECOM Wins Big Nuclear Project Deal In UK

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Los Angeles-based AECOM , a big professional and technical services and infrastructure developer, reported a big win in the UK this morning, as part of a big nuclear power project. The company said the initial contract with AWE's Nuclear Capability project is worth $3M until 2020. Department of Energy sites.

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Canoo takes the covers off of its debut electric vehicle

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Remarkably, Canoo has completed the design and engineering of its first model in just 19 months and is preparing its vehicles for production through a contract manufacturer. The first cars are slated to appear on the road by 2021, according to the company’s current leader, Ulrich Kranz.

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8 Business Execution Strategies That Lead To Success

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For example, I used to regularly hear pitches for the next great social media site, usually focused on a special interest or niche , such as photography, cooking, healthy living, or a thousand others. Initially, you may be able to do everything in your startup, including product development, marketing, and shipping orders.

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