TechCrunch LA
JANUARY 30, 2020
SpaceX is said to be in talks with local government officials about setting up a new rocket factory in the Port of Los Angeles, a location that would give it easy access to the ocean for transporting its next-generation Starship and Super Heavy launch vehicles to its coastal launchpad sites in Florida.
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
A prototype of a SpaceX Starship, which is undergoing testing in Texas, reportedly exploded during pressure testing on Wednesday afternoon. A live stream of the site, in Boca Chica, Texas, showed the top of the SpaceX Starship MK1 prototype being blown off with smoke billowing from the prototype spacecraft. READ MORE>>.
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TechCrunch LA
APRIL 17, 2018
The mayor of Los Angeles confirmed earlier reports that SpaceX will build its largest rocket, the BFR, at the Port of Los Angeles. The company intends to build a manufacturing facility on an 18-acre site at Berth 240 and use waterways to transport the massive rocket. This announcement confirms those reports.
socalTECH
JANUARY 22, 2018
Hawthorne-based SpaceX --on the cusp of launching its new, Falcon Heavy rocket into space for the first time--is seeing delays due to the government shutdown , according to a report today. READ MORE>>.
L.A. Business Journal
MARCH 20, 2017
SpaceX studying Mars mission landing sites, Snap Inc. gets first buy rating from Wall Street firm, and Two Bit Circus develops VR and motion simulator.
socalTECH
MARCH 24, 2020
An employee of Hawthorne-based SpaceX , as well as an on-site health care provider at the SpaceX headquarters, have tested positive for COVID-19 , sending a number of employees into quarantine, according to a report from CNBC. READ MORE>>.
TechCrunch LA
DECEMBER 8, 2020
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday that he has moved to Texas, confirming months of speculation that the billionaire would leave California, a state of which he has become increasingly critical. His remarks confirmed a CNBC report that Musk had told friends of his intent to move to Texas.
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