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SpaceX Success May Mean Military Flights

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A report today says that the hugely successful flight and mission by SpaceX may open up the doors for that firm to gain a new customer: the U.S. SpaceX, which is based in Hawthorne, California, is headed by technology mogul Elon Musk. READ MORE>>.

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SpaceX Announces Second Satellite Launch Deal

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In the second satellite launch deal announced today, Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and ORBCOMM said that SpaceX will carry two new satellites to orbit this year. SpaceX is venture backed by Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Valor Equity Partners, and is headed by technology mogul Elon Musk.

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SpaceX Aims At Sunday For New Vandenberg Launch

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Hawthorne-based SpaceX is hoping that it will be able to launch its Spaceflight SSO-A mission on Sunday, five days after it was force to scrub its original Wednesday launch date for the small satellite launch mission. The mission will put 64 small satellites, collected together by space ride arranger Spaceflight, for over 35 customers.

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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. The Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express is expected to launch 64 "cubesat" satellites, collected together by space ride arranger Spaceflight, for over 35 customers.

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OSI Systems Gets $11M Order

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Hawthorne-based OSI Systems , which develops explosives detection systems, said it has received an $11M order from an un-named, international customer. systems rapidscan explosives detection security technology' The order came through its security division, Rapiscan Systems. READ MORE>>.

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Southern California's Top 10 Most Popular Tech Stories Of The Year

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What was Southern California's technology community most interested in 2012? BetterWorks--headed by prolific angel investor Paige Craig--apparently was not able to sustain a large enough market, relative to its high costs of customer acquisition. As part of our. an article was accessed on our publication. We have no idea.

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SpaceX Pursues Air Force

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Hawthorne-based commercial rocket and spaceship developer SpaceX is expanding its range of possible customers today, with a deal with the military''s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC). According to the center, it has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Space Exploration Technologies Corp.,

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