socalTECH

MAY 11, 2016

The latest mission launched by Hawthorne-based SpaceX --the NASA CRS-8 mission to resupply the International Space Station--is getting set to return to earth this morning, as the SpaceX Dragon separates from the ISS and returns to earth. NASA is streaming the departure live this morning starting at 9 a.m. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Busy week for SpaceX – across funding, space tourism, and next-gen spacecraft. SpaceX plans to build Starships at a furious clip. SpaceX is serious about iteration – its strategy of building (and failing – and learning from its failures) fast is in full effect for its Starship development program.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2016

NASA said Thursday afternoon that it has awarded Hawthorne-based SpaceX one of three awards to deliver cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), as part of a continuation of its efforts to move to commercial rocket launch providers. NASA said the contracts are potentially worth $14 billion, depending on what missions are ordered.

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L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 27, 2017

CAA launches tech startup studio with $12 million in funding, SpaceX details satellite constellation plans to Congress and AirBnB to generate nearly $1 billion in L.A. County activity, study says.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2017

The other companies are the similar named Virgin Hyperloop One in downtown Los Angeles, and SpaceX, in Hawthorne.

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socalTECH

MAY 1, 2018

Vandenberg--thanks in part to Los Angeles-based SpaceX--has become a hotbed of recent rocket launches. PDT on Saturday, from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

My interests are eclectic and range from SpaceX and innovations in aerospace, transportation, robotics, autonomous vehicles, to esports, the future of work, and the future of entertainment. Now, we're investing in our own team, firm, and platform so we can further support those founders.

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socalTECH

JULY 22, 2019

Companies like SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Rocket Lab are making access to space easy, with private launch capabilities that never existed before. If you look at SpaceX, they recently put 63 satellites into orbit on one rocket, which is a new record. So much of our daily experience is made possible through space infrastructure.

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Former SpaceX rocket designer Brogan BamBrogan was one of the initial cofounders of Hyperloop One. While Musk had supported the development of the Hyperloop market, including holding annual Hyperloop Pod competitions with SpaceX, throughout 2017, Musk has also been developing a company around tunnel boring machines.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

” – Elon Musk, Founder Tesla Motors and SpaceX. According to a recent Pitchbook Data study , the number of VC-backed entrepreneurs at the top three MBA programs from 2006 – 2018 were de minimis , as a percent of the total graduates: Stanford 8.1%, Harvard 2.9% MBA’s are an easy target for entrepreneurs’ scorn.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2019

Showing a commitment to a unique rallying cry, such as SpaceX with Elon Musk “putting a man on Mars,” will make your company memorable and increase acceptance, both inside and outside the company, of courageous changes and innovations that seem to be consistent with this purpose. Commit to an authentic and memorable purpose.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Steve Jobs of Apple may have been the most visible example of this ability to “see around the corner,” but others often mentioned include Richard Branson (Virgin Group), and Elon Musk (SpaceX). Most of you could suggest one more, but not many. These are about being true, honest, and teaming with others, inside and outside the company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2019

In fact, a Wharton Business School study in this decade of the “Top 30 Innovations of the Last 30 Years,” concluded that only eight were first conceived by entrepreneurs, and twenty-two were conceived by employees. We hear about corporate employees, strangled by slow-moving bureaucracy, that are blocked from making transformative discoveries.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2017

2017 was the year SpaceX demonstrated their premise of reusability to bring down the cost of satellite launches and space travel, with multiple Falcon rockets and a reused capsule giving repeat performances. Yet, in another study, it still has difficulties understanding Homer Simpson's actions.

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