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AUGUST 9, 2021

SpaceX has agreed to purchase Swarm Technologies, which designs small satellites to manage internet-of-things services

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AUGUST 16, 2021

Hawthorne-based SpaceX is planning a mission to the International Space Station on Aug.

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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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AUGUST 9, 2021

Los Angeles-based rocket and spacecraft developer SpaceX has acquired Swarm Technologies, a developer of "smallsat" (small satellite) technology. spacex swarm technologies merger acquisition satellite cubesat smallsatFinancial 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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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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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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APRIL 23, 2021

SpaceX launched its third crewed mission April 23, sending four astronauts to the International Space Station

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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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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. spacex starlink venture capital funding aerospace aviation space spaceflightThe 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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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. inspiration4 spacex space tourism shift4 jude spacecraft aerospace tour billionairesThe company's Inspiration4 mission was bankrolled by one of those citizens, billionaire Jared Isaacman, who made his fortune as the founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments.

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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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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. spacex space tourism spaceflight jared isaacman shift4 aerospacefor the Inspiration4 mission, which it says will be the world's "first ever all-civilian human spaceflight".

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L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 11, 2021

Intuitive Machines said it will use SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket for a lunar lander mission in 2024

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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". SpaceX has been beta testing the satellite Internet services in a number of locations. spacex starlink signup internet access beta satellite

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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. SpaceX said the launch would both include a booster stage--which will land off the coast of Texas--as well as an Orbital Stage, which will perform a powered, targeted landing approximately 62 miles off the northwest coast of Kauai.

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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 musk elon aerospace spaceflight space capital venture spacexAccording to CNBC, the funding will go towards the Crew Dragon, Starlink, and Starship. billion in 2019. READ MORE>>.

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L.A. Business Journal

JULY 19, 2019

Alumni of SpaceX are leading a renaissance in aerospace

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

SpaceX is planning a new mission with a crew entirely made up of civilians later this year

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OCTOBER 25, 2019

A look at SpaceX’s partnership with NASA and its goals for human spaceflight

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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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DECEMBER 7, 2018

SpaceX reaches new heights with record-breaking rocket launch

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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 per share, and is a steep rise from its previous round in August, which valued SpaceX at $46 billion. spacex starlink venture capital funding aerospace aviation space spaceflight

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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. spacex satellite ridesharing mission transporter transport

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MAY 6, 2021

It took five tries, but SpaceX successfully completed a high-altitude test flight of its Starship spacecraft

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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. space tourists billionaire spacex launch rocket aerospace aviation shift4

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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. SpaceX already has more than 500 satellites in orbit around the earth that are currently part of Starlink.

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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. According to Google Cloud and SpaceX, the deal will provide low-latency and reliable delivery of data from Starlink's satellites to locations on the network edge connected into Google's cloud. google cloud spacex starlink datacenter connectivity

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 31, 2020

A SpaceX Crew Dragon rocket launches the first manned mission from U.S. soil since 2011

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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. spacex missile tracking contract stars aerospace starlink elon musk defense military

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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 did not announced a new target launch date for the mission--part of an ongoing set of missions designed to send thousands of its Starlink satellites into low earth orbit. SpaceX has another launch--a military GPS satellite--scheduled for Tuesday, also from Florida.

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L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

SpaceX lost another prototype of its Starship rocket when a test flight of the enormous spacecraft ended in a crash landing

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L.A. Business Journal

JULY 1, 2020

SpaceX successfully launched the company's first mission for the U.S. Space Force

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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. spacex crew mission astronauts aerospace aviation international space station florida launch reuse rocket

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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. spacex siriusxm sxm7 satellite launch aerospace space rocketThe company launched the SiriusXM SXM-7 satellite into space this weekend, in a launch from Florida.

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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. The Starship is the latest prototype of the space vehicle to be destroyed in testing, as SpaceX has been moving towards launching the extremely large spacecraft into space. SpaceX is conducting the launch testing in Boca Chica, Texas.

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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. spacex satellite launch usaf ussf spaceflight space aerospace rocket

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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. The Starship is intended to eventually replace the Falcon 9 and Dragon, and is expected to be the basis for SpaceX's plan to deliver humans to Mars.

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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. The Dragon cargo craft is actually one of two, SpaceX Dragon spacecraft currently at the International Space Station--there's also a Crew Dragon attached to the ISS at the moment. SpaceX is based in the Los Angeles area, in Hawthorne.

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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. ” Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX president and COO, said in a statement. SpaceX has used the port for its west coast recovery operations since 2012.

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MAY 3, 2021

Four astronauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX-designed capsule on May 2

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MARCH 18, 2020

Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX sent another set of its Starlink satellites into space this morning, successfully launching its sixth Starlink mission into space at 8:16 a.m. The mission also included a recovered fairing, which was used in May 2019 on the first SpaceX Starlink mission. spacex starlink satellite mission falcon9 spacecraft aerospace launch

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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. SpaceX intends to eventually use the Starship to send humans to Mars. mars experiment aerospace spaceflight space destroyed starship spacex

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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. spacex starship destroyed space spaceflight aerospace experiment mars

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