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NASA To Elon Musk: Smoke Weed On A Podcast Again, Lose Commercial Crew Missions

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NASA has a big message for Elon Musk , the technology mogul behind Los Angeles-based rocket firm SpaceX : smoke marijuana on a podcast again, and SpaceX will lose its opportunity to launch astronauts into space.

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Four Local Firms Make Technology Review List

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The MIT Technology Review has published its 50 most innovative companies for this year, including at least four Southern California technology firms. Those firms joined such companies as Groupon, Zynga, Facebook, and others in the highlight of innovative technology firms.

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Elon Musk moved to Texas

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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 other privately held company, SpaceX, is planning a launch site in Boca Chica, Texas.

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SpaceX Delays Satellite Launch Mission From Vandenberg

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Hawthorne-based SpaceX has just delayed its upcoming satellite launch mission--of the Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express --due to the incoming weather system into California. According to SpaceX, the launch is being delayed to extreme high-altitude winds that violate its Range requirements.

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Next Vandenberg Rocket Launch, From ULA, Pushed Into January

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The launch has been attempted four times since December 7th, but has been scrubbed due to a combination of technical problems and weather. ULA, like its competitor SpaceX, regularly launches rocket missions from Vandenberg Air Force Base, which is north of Santa Barbara. READ MORE>>.

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Russia Cuts Off Rockets, Threatens ISS Due To Ukraine

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Musk and Hawthorne-based SpaceX has been arguing since March that the U.S. international space station spacex falcon rocket russia ukraine nasa politics' READ MORE>>.

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One Step Closer To Mars For SpaceX

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The announcement Tuesday afternoon by NASA that Southern California private rocket and spacecraft developer SpaceX has been selected to help deliver astronauts to the International Space Station, helps move SpaceX one step closer to the ultimate goal: Mars. SpaceX CEO and technology mogul Elon Musk has been a vocal critic of the U.S.

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