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MAY 29, 2012

Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the developer of commercial space rockets and space vehicles, has signed on its first commercial contract for its Falcon Heavy, with Intelsat , the satellite communications firm, the two said this morning. Financial details of the contract were not disclosed.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Hawthorne-based commercial space vehicle developer SpaceX said this morning that it has added two new orders, for a Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch. Financial details of the contracts were not announced. SpaceX said the two launches are expected between late 2017 and 2018. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

Hawthore-based SpaceX successfully launched its mission for THAICOM Monday afternoon, to put the THAICOM 6 communications satellite into geosynchronous orbit. The mission is the second GTO orbit mission for SpaceX. spacex geosynchronous transfer orbit aerospace rocket elon musk thaicom' READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 7, 2017

Los Angeles-based rocket and spacecraft developer SpaceX has scored a new launch contract, for the U.S. According to the Air Force, the SpaceX will launcha mission in August to put the space plane back into orbit. Financial details of the new launch contract for SpaceX were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 5, 2012

Commercial spacecraft and rocket developer SpaceX is getting set to launch its first, official resupply mission to the International Space Station Sunday, to deliver 1,000 pounds of supplies to the station's crew. The launch--the first actual supply run to the ISS by SpaceX--is expected to takeoff at 8:35PM EDT on Sunday, October 7th.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX has just signed a deal to deliver two robot payloads to the moon for a small Japanese company, ispace , ispace said this morning. According to ispace, it has signed a contract with SpaceX for two flights to land two lunar orbiters on the moon. That effort expired in March. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

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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MARCH 9, 2011

Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), the commercial rocket firm headed by Elon Musk, said Wednesday afternoon that it is expanding its rocket development facility in Texas. Musk said in a statement that the facility is "critical" to its operations and upcoming launch contracts. Photo credit: SpaceX).

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JUNE 12, 2013

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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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX , the commercial spacecraft and rocket developer led by Elon Musk, looks to be the only bidder in a U.S. Air Force contract , to send a next generation GPS satellite into space.

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JANUARY 21, 2022

Irvine-based ICEYE, a satellite developer which is launching a constellation of satellites to monitor the earth using radar, says it has received a contract from the National Reconnaissance Officer (NRO). Financial details of the contract were not announced.

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APRIL 30, 2020

Hawthorne-based SpaceX is one of three companies which was selected by NASA today to develop lunar landers to land astronauts on the Moon, according to NASA. According to NASA, SpaceX is one of the companies selected to design and develop human landing systems (HLS) for the agency's Artemis program. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 19, 2021

Hawthorne-based SpaceX has scored a groundbreaking contract to help land two American astronauts on the moon, according to NASA. NASA said Friday that it has selected SpaceX to continue development of the first commercial human lander on the Moon. The contract is worth $2.89

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 17, 2019

Noone had gone on to take a job at SpaceX and Ellis at Blue Origin, but the two remained in touch and had an idea for building rockets quickly and cheaply — with the vision that they wanted to eventually build these rockets on Mars. That contract, awarded by The 45th Space Wing of the Air Force, is the first direct agreement the U.S.

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JUNE 26, 2017

Los Angeles-based space rocket developer SpaceX completed its launch on Sunday, putting ten Iridium satellites into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base, just north of Santa Barbara. SpaceX launched the latest Falcon 9 into orbit at 1:26 p.m. PDT, with the rocket's smoke trail visible from as far south as Los Angeles.

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JANUARY 26, 2015

Los Angeles-based space rocket developer SpaceX said Friday that the company has reached an agreement with the U.S. Air Force, to drop its lawsuit against the USAF--giving SpaceX the opportunity to bid for national security space launches. SpaceX is based in Hawthorne, not far from LAX. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

Hawthorne-based SpaceX has received a $3M contract from NASA, to go towards some of its work aimed at space exploration on the Moon and Mars, NASA said this week. The award was one of a number of awards given to 14 companies, announced by NASA for its Tipping Point program. for those Moon and Mars exploration efforts.

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JANUARY 26, 2016

A big Los Angeles area construction and engineering firm, AECOM , said Tuesday that it has been selected to build the first, Hyperloop test track, for a competition being run by Hawthorne-based SpaceX. The size of the contract was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 12, 2015

Hawthorne-based SpaceX saw another successful launch of a mission ot the International Space Station on Saturday, taking off at 4:47 a.m. SpaceX had originally planned to launch the mission on January 6th, but scrubbed that launch due to an unspecified technical issue. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Using its proprietary printing technology, Relativity says it can slash the time it takes to develop a rocket from design to launch by up to two years. It also doesn’t hurt that the company has developed sophisticated manufacturing technologies that have terrestrial applications, if the rocket business fails to take off.

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OCTOBER 11, 2023

For example, the development of reusable rocket technology by SpaceX and Amazon, who could not match NASA supplier budgets, has opened huge new opportunities in space travel and exploration. I’m often asked for the secret to this attribute in developing a team culture. Outsourcing of manufacturing is another option.

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JULY 30, 2013

Hawthorne-based commercial space rocket developer Space Exploratoin Technologies said this afternoon that it has been awarded a launch reservation contract to support the Canadian space program. Financial details of the contract win were not announced. SpaceX is led by technology mogul Elon Musk. READ MORE>>.

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