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SpaceX Selects Texas For Launch Facility

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Hawthorne-based commercial rocket development firm SpaceX --which is led by tech mogul Elon Musk--is setting up a commercial spaceport in Texas, after a number of incentives offered by the state to attract the firm. SpaceX also has plans to launch rockets in California, at Vandenberg Air Force Base. READ MORE>>.

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SpaceX Completes Sensor Test

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Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the firm which is developing commercial space launch rockets, said Friday that it has successfully demonstrated a component on the NASA STS-127 shuttle mission. SpaceX's contract with NASA calls for the firm to carry cargo to the ISS in 12 flights between 2010 and 2015. READ MORE>>.

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SpaceX Trumpets Test Firing

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Hawthorne-based SpaceX, the high profile commercial space vehicle firm headed by Elon Musk, said this weekend that it has successfully conducted a full mission-length firing of its Falcon 9 launch vehicle's first stage. SpaceX is competing for a NASA contract to transport supplies to and from the International Space Station.

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First Resonance Finds Funding For Manufacturing OS

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Los Angeles-based First Resonance, a startup developing what it calls a "factory operating system" designed for hardware companies for use in their manufacturing operations, says it has raised a new round of funding. First Resonance said the funding was led by Blue Bear Capital.

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All The Questions You Wanted Answered about Bird Scooters and Their Recent $300 Million Funding

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That has allowed the company to launch in many markets, build amazing applications, design future versions of the scooter and monetize while many companies are still just drawing up their go-to-market plans. This is why so many great LA funds like Upfront, Greycroft and B Capital Global have all backed Bird.

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Understanding What’s Going on in #LATech

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Upfront Ventures was created 20 years ago as one of the original VC funds in Los Angeles. And I constantly have to remind people that the largest tech startup employer in LA is actually SpaceX and that, yes, Elon Musk does live in LA.

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The Boring Company Will Bid For High Speed Transport Loop In Chicago

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Los Angeles-based The Boring Company will bid to build, fund, and operate a high speed loop connecting Chicago O'Hare Airport to downtown Chicago, Elon Musk said late Wednesday. READ MORE>>.

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