SpaceX Acquires Swarm Technologies
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 9, 2021
SpaceX has agreed to purchase Swarm Technologies, which designs small satellites to manage internet-of-things services.
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SpaceX To Webcast Test Firing Monday
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APRIL 27, 2012
Hawthorne-based commercial spacecraft developer SpaceX said Friday that it will be webcasting its test firing of its Falcon 9 rocket, as it prepared for its upcoming launch to dock with the International Space Station (ISS). SpaceX said it will be conducting a static fire test of the Falcon 9 on Monday, April 30th, at 2:30 P.M.
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Founded by former SpaceX engineers, First Resonance pitches tools to make things the SpaceX way
TechCrunch LA
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
After operating in stealth mode for about two years, First Resonance , a company founded by former SpaceX engineers, is finally showing the world their software toolkit designed to let manufacturers make things using the processes employed by their former boss.
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NASA Approves SpaceX Space Station Mission For February
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DECEMBER 9, 2011
In a major win for SpaceX , the Southern California firm developing commercial rockets for spaceflight, NASA announced Friday that it has approved the SpaceX mission to dock with the International Space Station on Friday. READ MORE>>.
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Elon Musk Warns On Runaway Artificial Intelligence
socalTECH
OCTOBER 27, 2014
Elon Musk , the technology mogul and visionary who has brought us such technology innovations widespread electronic payments via PayPal, electric cars via Tesla Motors , and commercial rocket service via SpaceX , warns that artificial intelligence has the threat of becoming mankind''s "biggest existential threat" last week.
SpaceX Buys Swarm Technologies
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AUGUST 9, 2021
Los Angeles-based rocket and spacecraft developer SpaceX has acquired Swarm Technologies, a developer of "smallsat" (small satellite) technology. cubesats"-- small satellites in orbit, which are providing Internet-of-Things services. cubesats"-- small satellites in orbit, which are providing Internet-of-Things services.
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SpaceX Gets Satellite Contract
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JANUARY 27, 2010
Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies , the commercial rocket firm headed by Elon Musk, said late Wednesday that it has signed a deal with Israeli satellite firm Space Communications Ltd. , SpaceX said the launch will insert the satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Docks With ISS
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MAY 25, 2012
In a resounding success for Southern California spaceflight firm SpaceX , the firm's Dragon capsule successfully docked and was bolted to the International Space Station at 12:02 p.m. SpaceX is now well on its way towards it goal of delivering both cargo and astronauts on a regular basis to space for NASA.
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SpaceX Wins Satellite Contract
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JUNE 14, 2010
Hawthorne-based SpaceX , on the heels of the firm's successful launch of its Falcon 9 rocket, announced over the weekend that it has signed a contract with the National Space Organization (NSPO) to launch an Earth Observation Satellite, Formosat-5. SpaceX said it now has over 40 flights on its manifest. READ MORE>>.
SpaceX alumni are helping build LA’s startup ecosystem
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
During the days when Snapchat’s popularity was booming, investors thought the company would become the anchor for a new Los Angeles technology scene. Instead, several former SpaceX employees have launched a raft of new companies, capturing the imagination and dollars of some of the biggest names in venture capital. ” . .
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SpaceX Aims At Department Of Defense Launch Contracts
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OCTOBER 14, 2011
Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket firm headed by technology mogul Elon Musk, said Friday that it is gearing up to compete for upcoming, Department of Defense launches, after the NASA, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the U.S.
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153 SpaceX Wins Satellite Launch Contract With Spacecom
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JANUARY 30, 2013
Hawthorne-based commercial spaceflight firm Space Exploration Technologies said Tuesday afternoon, along with Israeli satellite operator Space Communication Ltd. Spacecom) , that SpaceX has agreed to launch a Spacecom satellite into space. Financial impact of the deal was not disclosed. The launch is scheduled for 2015. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Courts Congress As Tensions Rise With Russia
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MARCH 6, 2014
The conflict and rising tensions over Russia''s activities in the Ukraine are having a direct impact on the plans of Hawthorne-based SpaceX. SpaceX has been attempting to gain a foothold in providing launch services for the U.S. spacex launch defense ukraine russia force' READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Test Fires Rocket
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APRIL 30, 2012
Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket firm headed by technology mogul Elon Musk, test fired its Falcon rocket at slightly after 1 PST Monday, after an unspecified delay. The static firing test was webcast on SpaceX's site. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Dragon Returns To Earth, After Successful Flight
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DECEMBER 8, 2010
Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket firm run by technology mogul Elon Musk, said that its Dragon module has successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral at 10:43 A.M. EST, and landed shortly after 2:00 P.M. EST off the coast of Mexico.
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SpaceX Rolls Out Space Vehicle
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NOVEMBER 3, 2008
Hawthorne-based Space eXploration Technologies (SpaceX), the rocket firm backed by Elon Musk, said Monday that the firm has introduced a new, reusable spacecraft as part of its set of products. SpaceX said the new product is aimed at providing a platform for in-space experimentation, both in a pressurized and unpressurized environment.
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Starship Technologies picks up €50M from the EU’s investment arm to expand its fleet of autonomous delivery robots
TechCrunch LA
JANUARY 25, 2022
Starship Technologies is describing this as a “quasi-equity facility”, meaning there is a venture loan involved in the mix. Prices for the service can vary by city and location, but as an example a service that it provides to grocery chain Coop in Milton Keynes is made for a flat fee of 99 pence.
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NOVEMBER 22, 2016
NASA announced late Tuesday that it has selected Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) , for a $112M mission to launch a water survey mission to space in April of 2021.
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Mixed Results for SpaceX
L.A. Business Journal
MARCH 23, 2020
The latest effort by Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies Corp. to increase its international broadband internet service produced mixed results.
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Friday Tech Video Roundup for November 16th, 2012
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NOVEMBER 16, 2012
Peter Pham, of Los Angeles technology studio/incubator Science Inc., Los Angeles MiniTime debuted its service this week to help families find reviews and information for their family vacation. SpaceX Grasshopper. SpaceX tests its Grasshoppper, vertical takeoff and landing technology earlier this month.
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Southern California's Top 10 Most Popular Tech Stories Of The Year
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DECEMBER 31, 2012
What was Southern California's technology community most interested in 2012? BetterWorks Shutting Down On May 31st - Also in May, What had arguably been one of Silicon Beach's highest profile, and possibly most hyped companies-- BetterWorks --shut down it services, causing widespread anguish among boosters of Silicon Beach and its new.
Los Angeles investors and entrepreneurs launch PledgeLA, a diversity and inclusion program
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 22, 2018
In an attempt to boost diversity and inclusion efforts and civic engagement between the growing technology industry in Los Angeles and the community that surrounds it, over 80 venture capitalists and entrepreneurs joined the city’s mayor, Eric Garcetti, and the non-profit Annenberg Foundation to announce PledgeLA.
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7 Technology Entrepreneur Examples You Should Emulate
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 10, 2022
By most definitions of the term, an entrepreneur is someone who starts a new business, incorporating innovative changes to existing products, services, business models, and creating new markets. Here are some recognizable entrepreneurial examples I like, just from the technology space: Driven by an epic ambition.
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Roofstock Launches Real Estate Marketplace In Los Angeles
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MAY 11, 2017
technology hub", and pointed at such local technology companies as Tinder, Hyperloop One, SpaceX, Hulu, and Snap. Roofstock already offers up its services in the Riverside/San Bernardino area. Roofstock called the Los Angeles metropolitan area an "increasingly important U.S. READ MORE>>.
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Relativity, a new star in the space race, raises $140 million for its 3-D printed rockets
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 1, 2019
Tagging along for the ride are a motley assortment of millionaires and billionaires, movie stars and media moguls that are providing the money the rocket launch services provider and manufacturer of large-scale, 3-D printers needs to achieve its goals. Relativity Space signs the satellite transportation company Momentus as a new customer.
Techstars Los Angeles names Matt Kozlov as its new managing director
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
Beyond Southern California’s coastal appeal is a vibrant technology ecosystem that encompasses enterprise software, financial services, healthcare, aerospace and defense, robotics, ecommerce and social media. It’s the home of social networking favorites Snap and TikTok’s U.S.
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ViaSat-2 Launched Into Orbit
socalTECH
JUNE 5, 2017
Carlsbad-based ViaSat , which provides broadband services and technology, successfully had its newest satellite, the ViaSat-2, delivered into orbit last week, from Kourou, French Guiana. ViaSat said its ViaSat-2 satellite was carried board an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle on its launch on Thursday. READ MORE>>.
The Snap IPO Happened. What Next LA?
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 6, 2017
He was running to be the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles and he outlined his vision to “open up the city government to technology and innovation” if he were elected. He wanted to bring the same level of technology focus and energy that Mayor Bloomberg had brought to New York City. And this is true. LA has only just begun.
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Impulse Space Plans Orbital Mission
socalTECH
JANUARY 4, 2023
El Segundo-based space startup Impulse Space says it is planning its first mission, a demonstration of its "orbital service vehicle", which it has named "Mira". The company said it has booked a launch slot on a SpaceX Falcon 9 around Q4 of 2023. The company said it has booked a launch slot on a SpaceX Falcon 9 around Q4 of 2023.
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100 Elon Musk Backs Billion Dollar Artificial Intelligence Effort
socalTECH
DECEMBER 14, 2015
Elon Musk , the billionaire technology mogul behind SpaceX, has put some money behind--surprisingly--an effort to help developer artificial intelligence research. OpenAI says its goal is to advance digital intelligence in a way that "is most likely to benefit humanity as a whole, unconstrained by a need to generate financial return."
All The Questions You Wanted Answered about Bird Scooters and Their Recent $300 Million Funding
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 28, 2018
My friend Michael Broukhim, founder & co-CEO of FabFitFun and I recently had a catch-up meeting for 3-miles on the Santa Monica “Bird Trail” No company has ever elicited so many questions by friends, colleagues, entrepreneurs, fellow VCs and journalists as has Bird, the company that pioneered the electronic scooter as a service market.
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Why Successful Startups Often Have A Pair Of Founders
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 31, 2020
The simple solution I recommend to inventors is to find a partner who can focus on business and marketing, while you focus on technology. Here are some of the key entrepreneur characteristics most often overlooked by inventors: Driven by customer-centric view of needs, rather than technology.
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6 Sources Of Purpose To Drive Business Success Today
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 8, 2022
Many technologists have a passion for a new technology, but only a few are able to communicate the value in terms of future impact on society. Elon Musk , for example, has been able to achieve SpaceX success largely by tying efforts to the future of mankind in their travels to other planets.
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143 Everything You Need to Know About Hyperloop
Tech.Co
OCTOBER 26, 2017
Since that time the speed at which companies have developed both technologically and from a business perspective has been nearly as staggering as the 760 mph system itself. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies collaborates with over 800 field experts from around the world.
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90 We Need Entrepreneurs Who Can Drive Global Change
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 12, 2014
By most definitions of the term, an entrepreneur is someone who starts a new business, incorporating innovative changes to existing products, services, business models, and creating new markets. Here are some recognizable entrepreneurial examples I like, just from the technology space: Driven by an epic ambition.
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9 Strategies For Implementing An Innovative Business
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Obviously, his result goes well beyond the idea of charging a premium for better beans and service. Look for technologies to adapt from other domains. Insights from these technologies are often not seen by the original inventor industries. Be willing to share technology to promote standards.
7 Entrepreneur Types Drive Change On A Global Scale
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 3, 2015
By most definitions of the term, an entrepreneur is someone who starts a new business, incorporating innovative changes to existing products, services, business models, and creating new markets. Here are some recognizable entrepreneurial examples I like, just from the technology space: Driven by an epic ambition.
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9 Innovative Startups To Watch For in 2024
Tech.Co
DECEMBER 29, 2023
The startup was listed in TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2023 too, alongside industry heavyweights like Nvidia and SpaceX. Brightwheel is a SaaS childcare management solution that provides technology to preschools. Vibrant Planet raised $15 million this year from major backers like Microsoft, and Citi Ventures in October.
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194 5 Strategies For Business Growth Many People Forget
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 31, 2018
In this age of constant market evolution and new technology, there is no such thing as a static business that is self-sustaining. For example, Facebook added WhatsApp as a cross-platform messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) service to enhance the self-sustaining growth their social media platform before any downturn.
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6 Mindset Factors Turn Constraints Into Opportunities
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 11, 2023
For example, the development of reusable rocket technology by SpaceX and Amazon, who could not match NASA supplier budgets, has opened huge new opportunities in space travel and exploration. I encourage you to be proactive, even with constraints, in exploring variations on your base technology that can expand the market.
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7 Characteristics Of People Who Drive Global Change
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 4, 2019
By most definitions of the term, an entrepreneur is someone who starts a new business, incorporating innovative changes to existing products, services, business models, and creating new markets. Here are some recognizable entrepreneurial examples I like, just from the technology space: Driven by an epic ambition.
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Catching Up With Mike Giardello, President of Innovate Pasadena
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
Pasadena has a long history as a center of the technology and innovation world�all the way back to first American experiments with rocket launches in 1936�Southern California's first foray into the rocket business (sorry, SpaceX)--through the Internet boom with Idealab, to today. For example, Orange County with medical devices.
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7 Key Entrepreneur Habits Highlight Execution Ability
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 3, 2016
For example, Elon Musk is recognized as a visionary entrepreneur, but his fortune and his impact has come from the great companies he has built, including SpaceX, Tesla Motors, and PayPal. I still hear too much focus on disruptive technologies, making more money, and working less.
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Milken’s Global Conference | Inspiring, Surreal and Transformative
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MAY 12, 2014
Technology advocate and celebrity Will.I.Am. Joining him on the panel was Kimbal Musk, CEO of The Kitchen Community and co-founder of PayPal and SpaceX. Education and Technology were also hot topics at the conference. Such a technology also allows for feedback to give results to parents on how their children are doing.
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