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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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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SpaceX Launches Final Mission of 2020
L.A. Business Journal
DECEMBER 21, 2020
SpaceX closed out a record-breaking year of launches with the completion of its 26th mission for 2020.
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SpaceX Launches 25th Mission of 2020
L.A. Business Journal
DECEMBER 14, 2020
SpaceX launched its 25th successful mission for this year on Dec. 13, deploying an audio satellite for Sirius XM Holdings Inc.
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SpaceX Sets Record With Latest Launch
L.A. Business Journal
JANUARY 25, 2021
SpaceX set a record on Jan. 24, carrying 143 small satellites into space — the most ever deployed in a single launch.
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SpaceX Wins $2.9 Billion NASA Contract
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 16, 2021
The next astronauts to land on the Moon will likely do so in a spacecraft designed by SpaceX.
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SpaceX to build its massive BFR in Los Angeles
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. SpaceX says the BFR is simply too big to be transported by roads. Announced last September SpaceX intends for the reusable BFR to eventually replace its Falcon 9 and Falcon 9 Heavy rockets. .
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SpaceX reportedly looking to build Starship rockets at Port of LA
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.
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SpaceX Plans Space Station Mission In August
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 16, 2021
Hawthorne-based SpaceX is planning a mission to the International Space Station on Aug.
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Former SpaceX Employees File Complaint With NLRB
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Eight, former employees of Torrance-based SpaceX have filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, saying they were fired for drafting a letter complaining about Elon Musk.
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SpaceX Seeking New Funding
socalTECH
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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SpaceX Opens Signups For Starlink
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX has opened up signups for its Starlink satellite Internet, allowing interested customers to sign up for ordering the service on its website. SpaceX requests users' email and service address, and says that orders are "first come, first serve".
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SpaceX Plans Orbital Starship Launch
socalTECH
MAY 14, 2021
Hawthorne-based rocket and spacecraft developer SpaceX has put together plans to launch a Starship into orbit from Texas, with landing off the coast of Hawaii, according to documents filed with the FCC. Timing of the launch is unclear.
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SpaceX Pushes Off Satellite Launch
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
Hawthorne-based SpaceX says it is pushing off its planned launch of another, 60 Starlink satellites which were scheduled to launch on Monday. According to SpaceX, the launch--which was set to take off at 10:22AM EDT--was delayed due to weather. SpaceX did not announced a new target date for the launch. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Successfully Launches Space Tourism Flight
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Hawthorne-based SpaceX successfully launched four, non-professional astronauts to space on Wednesday, the first time a SpaceX capsule has been used to take private citizens to space. The four are expected to spend three days orbiting the earth before returning to the planet.
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SpaceX To Offer Up 500Mbps Starlink Premium Service
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Los Angeles-based space launch and satellite service provider SpaceX is rolling out a new, premium version of its Starlink satellite Internet service, called Starlink Premium. The new service will cost $500 per month, rather than the $99 per month that SpaceX charges for its normal Internet service.
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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. Financial terms of the buy were not announced, and no details of the acquisition were announced. The deal was uncovered via a series of filings with the FCC. Swarm has a network of 120.
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SpaceX Launches Satellite Ridesharing Mission
socalTECH
JANUARY 25, 2021
Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX successfully launched its first, dedicated satellite ridesharing mission into space on Sunday, launching 133 commercial and government spacecraft--plus 10 Starlink satellites--into space in one fell swoop. SpaceX's Transporter-1 mission used a Falcon 9 rocket, and launched into space at 10:00 a.m.
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NASA Awards SpaceX Three Crew Flights On Boeing Delays
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DECEMBER 6, 2021
NASA said on Friday that it is awarding three more, crewed astronaut missions to SpaceX. The contract award comes as SpaceX competitor Boeing has seen more delays for its own spacecraft launch efforts. According to NASA, the addition of those three new crew flights will allow the agency to "maintain an uninterrupted U.S.
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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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socalTECH
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 The investment firm's General Partner is Jayson Kim. billion in new funding, at a valuation of $46 billion.
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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. CNBC said that SpaceX raised $1.33 According to CNBC, the funding will go towards the Crew Dragon, Starlink, and Starship. billion in 2019. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Launches, Lands SN10 Starship, Which Later Explodes
socalTECH
MARCH 4, 2021
Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX had another launch and landing test of its Starship spacecraft, successfully launching and landing the SN10 Starship--which then spectacularly exploded on the launch pad. SpaceX intends to use the Starship--made up of multiple SpaceX Falcon rockets--as a spacecraft to deliver astronauts and people to Mars.
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SpaceX Wins Missile Tracking Contract
socalTECH
OCTOBER 6, 2020
Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX has received a new, $149M contract to help develop new, missile tracking satellites for the U.S. SpaceX is reportedly looking to use the same base platform as it has been for Starlink for the satellite tracking. The award is the first for SpaceX for building satellites. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Launches Third Crewed Mission
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 23, 2021
SpaceX launched its third crewed mission April 23, sending four astronauts to the International Space Station.
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SpaceX alumni are helping build LA’s startup ecosystem
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
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. Perhaps the most successful SpaceX offshoot is Relativity Space , founded by Jordan Noone and Tim Ellis. “ It was a company in LA more than it was an LA company.”
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SpaceX Space Tourism Launch Set For Today
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX is getting set to launch its first ever, space tourism focused mission today from Florida. According to SpaceX, there's a give-hour launch window today opening at 8:02 p.m. for the Inspiration4 mission, which it says will be the world's "first ever all-civilian human spaceflight".
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socalTECH
APRIL 19, 2021
Hawthorne-based SpaceX has scored a groundbreaking contract to help land two American astronauts on the moon, according to NASA. NASA said Friday that it has selected SpaceX to continue development of the first commercial human lander on the Moon. The contract is worth $2.89
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SpaceX Inks $850M Funding
socalTECH
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. The round reportedly values the company at $74 billion.
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SpaceX Starship Explodes After Attempted Landing
socalTECH
DECEMBER 9, 2020
Hawthorne, California-based rocket developer SpaceX conducted a high-altitude, suborbital flight of its Starship spacecraft on Wednesday, successfully launching the vehicle to high altitudes--but ending with a spectacular explosion of the Starship just as it reached the ground.
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SpaceX Scrubs Satellite Launch Mission
socalTECH
JUNE 29, 2020
Hawthorne-based SpaceX scrubbed its plans for a launch of another 57 Starlink communications satellites on Friday, saying its team needed additional time for pre-launch checkouts. SpaceX has another launch--a military GPS satellite--scheduled for Tuesday, also from Florida. Image: photo of a prior Starlink mission). READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX, Google Cloud In Data Center Deal
socalTECH
MAY 14, 2021
Hawthorne-based SpaceX and Sunnyvale-based Google Cloud said on Thursday that the two are in a new partnership, where Starlink will locate its ground stations within Google's data center properties.
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SpaceX Starship Explodes During Test Firing
socalTECH
MAY 29, 2020
Hawthorne-based SpaceX has seen another setback in their efforts to develop its next generation Starship, after a full size prototype of the SpaceX Starship exploded after a test firing of its Raptor engines. Videos show the Starship exploding at SpaceX's test site at Boca Chica, Texas at 1:49 p.m. READ MORE>>.
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socalTECH
JANUARY 11, 2021
Another, SpaceX Dragon capsule is headed back to earth, and is expected to splash down in the Atlantic at 10PM Eastern time, according to NASA, which is broadcasting the departure of the capsule from the International Space Station (ISS) this morning. SpaceX is based in the Los Angeles area, in Hawthorne.
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SpaceX Sends SiriusXM Satellite Into Space
socalTECH
DECEMBER 14, 2020
Hawthorne, California-based rocket launch provider SpaceX has successfully launched a new satellite into space for SiriusXM. Maxar Technologies--which built the satellite for SiriusXM, before delivery to SpaceX for launch--said the satellite is performing properly.
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socalTECH
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
Fans of SpaceX , the rocket launch and spacecraft company founded by technology mogul Elon Musk, have yet another opportunity to see SpaceX send a spacecraft into space from Southern California, as early as Wednesday. Image: Artist's rendering of the Spaceflight SSO-A payload, via Spaceflight. READ MORE>>.
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socalTECH
OCTOBER 1, 2020
A launch of another 60, Starlink satellites by Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX has again been delayed this morning, after SpaceX said it received an "out of family ground system sensor reading". SpaceX said it will announced a new, target launch date once it is confirmed on the Range.
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socalTECH
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX has successfully launched a new, GPS satellite into space for the United States Space Force on Thursday afternoon. SpaceX launched the US Space Force's GPS III Space Vehicle 04 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in Florida, from its launchpad at Space Launch Complex 40. READ MORE>>.
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socalTECH
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
Hawthorne-based SpaceX is getting set to launch 60 additional Starlink satellites today, with a target launch of 6:56 a.m. According to SpaceX, the new set of Starlink satellites will fly on a previously flown Falcon 9, along with a previously flown fairing. PST, from its lauchpad at Cape Canaveral.
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SpaceX Plans Space Station Mission in August
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 16, 2021
Hawthorne-based SpaceX is planning a mission to the International Space Station on Aug.
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socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Hawthorne-based SpaceX is planning its first ever, all-civilian space launch today, saying it is targeting a five hour launch window opening at 8:02 p.m. The company said it the "Inspiration4" mission will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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SpaceX Launches Four More Astronauts Towards ISS
socalTECH
APRIL 23, 2021
Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX has successfully launched four more astronauts towards the International Space Station, in a launch for a href="[link] first time that a re-used Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket have been used on a crew mission.
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socalTECH
JANUARY 24, 2018
Hawthorne-based SpaceX test fired the Falcon Heavy in Florida on Wednesday, in another step forward towards an actual flight of its new design. SpaceX posted a video of the static fire test, which lasted 22 seconds. pic.twitter.com/EZF4JOT8e4 — SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 24, 2018. moon missions in the 1960's.
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SpaceX Destroys Another Starship In Flight Test
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX has destroyed another one of its prototype Starship space rockets on Tuesday, after a Starship SN9 failed to land properly in Bolsa Chica, high altitude test. SpaceX is hoping to eventually use the Starship to deliver human beings to Mars.
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