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JUNE 4, 2010

Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket firm headed by Elon Musk, has seen a successful launch of its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral this morning. As of 11:54am PST the vehicle had reached earth orbit. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 13, 2011

Southern California's spaceflight industry has come together to enable a new startup, Stratolaunch , backed by Paul G. Allen, the Microsoft billionaire.

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APRIL 20, 2012

The Giving Pledge looks to sign up billionaires to publicly pledge to give away a significant chunk of their wealth, and to spur philanthropy among the super-rich. The Giving Pledge added twelve billionaires Thursday at a private, hosted dinner in Southern California yesterday with Buffett. The group now has 81 members on their list.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket firm run by Elon Musk, has landed a contract to deliver a payload to the moon. According to a Pittsburgh-based aerospace startup, Astrobotic Technology , it has signed a contract with SpaceX to deliver a robotic payload to the moon on the SpaceX Falcon 9.

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MARCH 27, 2014

The council has expressed the desire to close the airport , and is gearing up for legal battles with the FAA. The move comes due to the concerns of Santa Monica residents, who have complained of the noise and pollution from the private jets and general aviation operators who use the airport.

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial spacecraft startup started by Elon Musk, reported Thursday that it has hosted its first preliminary training for NASA astronauts, in preparation for the firm's first delivery of payload to the International Space Station.

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MAY 24, 2012

The historic mission to the International Space Station by Hawthorne-based SpaceX progressed further Wednesday, after NASA reported that SpaceX successfully completed an approach to the ISS. The SpaceX Dragon passed directly below the ISS, 2.5 READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Elon Musk , the technology mogul behind SpaceX and Tesla Motors , is gearing up to develop a new startup, to launch its own constellation of satellites to deliver Internet access. According to the WSJ, the Musk is working with the founder of WorldVu Satellites Ltd. No other details of the venture have been revealed yet. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 31, 2012

in the company's efforts to start a commercial space tourism industry. generation of startups. SpaceX Plans Launch Site In Texas - In April, SpaceX announced plans to set up a launch. SpaceX Plans Launch Site In Texas - In April, SpaceX announced plans to set up a launch. venture capital exits in. We have no idea.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

Santa Monica-based Surf Air , the startup airline which got its start moving executives back and forth between Silicon Beach and the Bay Area, is touting numbers which it says show it has a 90% on-time arrival rate, versus its commercial competitors.

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MAY 30, 2012

In another, big step this week for Southern California's startup space vehicle industry, Virgin Galactic , the Sir Richard Branson-backed effort to commercialize sub-orbital flight vehicles for space tourism, said Wednesday that it has been granted an experimental launch permit from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Thursday morning.

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

Hawthorne-based SpaceX is a venture funded startup, headed by tech mogul Elon Musk. The successful return of the SpaceX Dragon is the first time since the retirement of the Space Shuttle that NASA has been able to return significant amounts of samples and cargo from the ISS. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 15, 2020

According to the group's Los Angeles chapter, the Tech Coast Angeles-Los Angeles (TCA-LA), it is launching a new annual fund which will provide "new and diverse opportunities for investors and an additional source of startup capital for entrepreneurs."

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FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket launch firm led by Elon Musk, is planning a torrid launch pace--hoping to send up rockets into space every two or three weeks-- according to Reuters.

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MAY 25, 2012

The startup, which is based in Hawthorne, has been in the midst of its latest mission all week. SpaceX, the brainchild of technology mogul Elon Musk, was able to launch its module into space using its Falcon 9 rocket, delivering food and clothing to the International Space Station in a historic mission.

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MAY 24, 2012

Hawthorne-based SpaceX said Thursday evening that it will be webcasting the docking of the firm's Dragon capsule with the International Space Station tomorrow morning, at the early hour of 4:30 A.M.

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the space rocket startup headed by former PayPal founder Elon Musk, and backed by Founders Fund and Draper Fisher Jurvetson, disclosed Wednesday that it has completed two successful test firings of its Falcon 9 launch vehicle.

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AUGUST 24, 2016

Hawthorne-based SpaceX is gearing up to refurbish its growing collection of rocket boosters, and plans to lease a building in Port Canaveral, Florida, for those efforts, according to a report. Image: SpaceX's collection of rocket boosters in May, before it started running out of storage space. READ MORE>>.

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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 valuation of SpaceX would far exceed the valuation of any technology startup in Southern California's recent history.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Huntington Beach-based Rocket Lab , the space launch startup led by Peter Beck, is aiming at beating NASA to Venus , in the hopes of helping to search for extraterrestrial life. Rocket Lab joins Hawthorne-based SpaceX in its desire for exploring space; SpaceX founder Elon Musk has set his eyes on colonizing Mars. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 5, 2019

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) , a group which represents astronomers aroudn the world, expressed its concern this week over the proliferating number of satellites being launched into space--after the first 60 communications satellite of thousands being planned by SpaceX started showing up in photos of the night sky.

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DECEMBER 19, 2008

Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), the commercial spaceflight startup headed by ex-PayPal founder Elon Musk, has named a new president the firm said this week. SpaceX said that Gwynne Shotwell has been named as President, reporting to Musk.

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JULY 1, 2019

The Cedars-Sinai Accelerator , the startup accelerator associated with Cedars-Sinai, has announced its next class, saying it has added 11 new health-tech companies into its newest accelerator class.

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OCTOBER 18, 2017

In the first product you can actually buy from Elon Musk's new tunnel-digging startup, The Boring Company , the company is now selling a hat with the company's name/logo on it. Musk's company--which has been digging tunnels beneath SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne--says the hat costs $20, including shipping and tax.

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MARCH 4, 2009

Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the space launch vehicle startup funded by PayPal founder Elon Musk, said Wednesday afternoon that it has hired on a new Vice President of Business Development. In announcing the new executive, SpaceX also said it now has over 620 full time employees, mostly in Hawthorne. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 13, 2018

Hawthorne-based SpaceX is now worth around $25 billion, based on the valuation of the company on a new, $507M fundraising round, according to Bloomberg. The valuation would make SpaceX the third most valuable startup in the United States, behind Uber and Airbnb, according to the report. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 26, 2008

Hawthorne-based SpaceX, the commercial spaceflight startup headed by former PayPal founder Elon Musk, has scored a contract with NASA that is worth up to $3.1 billion, with the ability of NASA to extend the contract up to $3.1 billion, the firm said earlier this week. SpaceX said the contract is initially worth $1.6

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JULY 15, 2009

Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket startup funded and headed by PayPal founder Elon Musk, racked up its first commercial satellite launch late Monday evening, and delivered a Maylasian satellite into orbit. SpaceX launched its Falcom 1 rocket at 8:35 pm from the U.S.

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JANUARY 31, 2018

Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX successfully lifted the GovSat-1 payload into space, and was on the way to delivering the communications satellite into geosynchronous orbit, from Florida on Wednesday afternoon. The launch precedes a much more closely watched launch for SpaceX, scheduled for next week, of its Falcon Heavy. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 10, 2016

HTT, like similarly named Los Angeles startup Hyperloop Technologies, is also working on developing similar technology, as is a team from SpaceX, which is building a Hyperloop test track in Hawthorne , although SpaceX says it is not developing a commercial Hyperloop itself. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 7, 2018

According to Surf Air, the partnership will connect customers in Orange County via an ultra-short helicopter flight from John Wayne airport, to Hawthorne, with flights running Monday, Thursday, and Friday. The connecting flights will cost $199 per shuttle flight, and are not included as part of Surf Air's existing membership.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

I’ve never seen students show up early for anything, but the unassigned seating caused the house to fill to capacity, thirty minutes before Tyler took the stage. Despite the electric atmosphere, Tyler was relaxed, sincere, humorous and characteristically profane, from start, to finish. I hated that place. That’s it.”.

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JULY 18, 2017

The list of technology startups in Southern California who are "unicorns"--valued at more than $1 billion--surprisingly, might not be who you think, and in the sectors you might expect. SpaceX, based in Hawthorne, California, is now worth between $12 billion and $15 billion, according to multiple reports. SpaceX (www.spacex.com).

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Tech.Co

JULY 1, 2019

MCSO’s River Patrol and Dive Team are clearing the “sea wall” on the Willamette River near the Hawthorne Bridge. In fact, considering one of the primary complaints against e-scooters is that they clutter up the city, throwing them, breaking them, and submerging them in water only serves to clearly exasperate that problem.

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MAY 7, 2012

We understand you have a technical background and an interesting story on how this started? company in Hawthorne which is doing our acrylic prints. Everything in a transaction, from start to finish, is fully automated. The whole thing, start to. What we provide for the artist. I graduated in 2000, and spent ten.

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LATechDigest

MAY 23, 2016

EXPERT DOJO Investor Festival Brings Together Startups, VCs ( link ). NFTEGreaterLA @milenatg Start Up Tech and Exploring Careers Expo about to get underway at Hawthorne MS pic.twitter.com/j7ZAIj4nTf. PATIENTPOP Adds $10M to Its Series A ( link ). SPACES VR Launches with $3M Funding ( link ). pic.twitter.com/J03KX7bIvZ.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2019

Catch up by reading the first edition here or check out last week’s edition , which offered the gamut of mobility news from Lyft and Bird to Waymo’s laser bears and cybersecurity. .” After five days in Austin for SXSW, I headed to Los Angeles, actually Hawthorne, for Tesla’s Model Y unveiling. Keep it coming.

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