SpaceX Acquires Swarm Technologies
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 9, 2021
SpaceX has agreed to purchase Swarm Technologies, which designs small satellites to manage internet-of-things services.
LACMA Gets Backing From Google, SpaceX For Art and Technology Lab
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DECEMBER 13, 2013
In an interesting indicator of the growing influence of technology companies on Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Museum Of Art said this week that it has launched a new Art + Technology Initiative , which will give artists grants and lab space to experiment with new technologies. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX To Webcast Test Firing Monday
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APRIL 27, 2012
Hawthorne-based commercial spacecraft developer SpaceX said Friday that it will be webcasting its test firing of its Falcon 9 rocket, as it prepared for its upcoming launch to dock with the International Space Station (ISS). SpaceX said it will be conducting a static fire test of the Falcon 9 on Monday, April 30th, at 2:30 P.M.
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SpaceX Eyes IPO
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APRIL 13, 2011
Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket firm of technology mogul Elon Musk, is reportedly looking to add itself to the list of Southern California technology firms aiming at at IPO. SpaceX recently announced plans to develop the largest rocket since the Saturn V, the Falcon Heavy.
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Founded by former SpaceX engineers, First Resonance pitches tools to make things the SpaceX way
TechCrunch LA
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
After operating in stealth mode for about two years, First Resonance , a company founded by former SpaceX engineers, is finally showing the world their software toolkit designed to let manufacturers make things using the processes employed by their former boss. ”
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SpaceX Launches Dragon Music Video
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JULY 17, 2012
SpaceX sent out a link to its music video on Tuesday afternoon, highlighting the launch of its last mission, the first time a privately developed, commercial vehicle docked with the ISS. Create a highlights video, set to music -- of course.
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NASA Approves SpaceX Space Station Mission For February
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DECEMBER 9, 2011
In a major win for SpaceX , the Southern California firm developing commercial rockets for spaceflight, NASA announced Friday that it has approved the SpaceX mission to dock with the International Space Station on Friday.
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SpaceX Set For Next Resupply Mission For NASA
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FEBRUARY 15, 2013
NASA said late Thursday that it has set a new date for the next SpaceX resupply mission, and is targeting Friday, March 1st for the resupply flight to the International Space Station. Those supplies will be used for experiments and the station's crew, and is expected to dock with the ISS on March 2nd.
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224 SpaceX Lands Contract For Commercial Moon Mission
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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. READ MORE>>.
SpaceX Gets Launch Date For First ISS Supply Run
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SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
SpaceX , the privately held, Southern California developer of spacecraft and rockets, said Friday that NASA and the firm have announced October 7th, 2012, as the target launch date for its first resupply mission to the International Space Station. According to SpaceX, the launch of its Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft will be 8:34 p.m.
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SpaceX Successfully Launches
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DECEMBER 8, 2010
Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket firm headed by technology mogul Elon Musk, has had a successful launch of its Falcon 9 rocket, according to NASA this morning. NASA said that the Falcon 9 successfully launched at 10:43 a.m. EST, from the Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral.
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SpaceX Success May Mean Military Flights
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JUNE 6, 2012
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. The report , from Reuters, says that the third successful flight by SpaceX means that the firm has met one of the first requrements to fly military satellites into space. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Aims Massive Satellite Launch At Vandenberg On Wednesday
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NOVEMBER 26, 2018
Fans of SpaceX , the rocket launch and spacecraft company founded by technology mogul Elon Musk, have yet another opportunity to see SpaceX send a spacecraft into space from Southern California, as early as Wednesday. Image: Artist's rendering of the Spaceflight SSO-A payload, via Spaceflight. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Dragon Approaches ISS, Set For Docking Friday
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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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MARCH 14, 2011
Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket firm headed by Elon Musk, has scored another satellite launch agreement, the firm said today. Space Exploration Technologies said it has inked a launch agreement with SES , to launch a SES satellite using its Falcon 9 rocket. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
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178 SpaceX Names CFO
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MAY 11, 2011
Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), the commercial rocket and space exploration firm headed by Elon Musk, said today that it has named Bret Johnsen as its new Chief Financial Officer.
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SpaceX Shows Off Grasshopper Test Flight
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DECEMBER 26, 2012
Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial spaceflight company headed by technology mogul Elon Musk, has released a video showing off a new test flight of its Grasshopper vertical takeover and landing vehicle. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX's Elon Musk Rides To 787 Rescue
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JANUARY 29, 2013
Can Elon Musk , the technology mogul behind SpaceX , Tesla MOtors , and SolarCity help solve the battery problems dodging Boeing and its troubled 787 Dreamliner? Musk had said earlier this month that Tesla and SpaceX are "happy to help" solve issues with the 787's Lithium ion batteries. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Moves ISS Launch To May 7th
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APRIL 25, 2012
SpaceX , the developer of commercial rockets and spacecraft based in Hawthorne, has delayed its launch--again--of its mission to dock its Dragon spacecraft with the International Space Station (ISS), according to NASA. NASA said that SpaceX has delayed launch of its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft from April 30th to May 7th.
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SpaceX Plants Long Term Roots In LA
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AUGUST 5, 2014
It looks like Hawthorne-based SpaceX is confident it will keep its headquarters in Hawthorne for quite a long time--despite setting up a commercial launch facility in Texas this week--based on details on the recent sale of the company''s leased headquarters at 1 Rocket Road in Hawthorne--to a commercial real estate investment trust.
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Elon Musk Gets IPO At SolarCity; SpaceX Next
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DECEMBER 13, 2012
Technology mogul Elon Musk has made huge waves in Southern California with his success at Hawthorne-based commercial rocket and spaceflight company SpaceX. Musk said on Twitter that he believes SpaceX will go public at some point saying that "it should ultimately be owned primarily by the public". READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Buys Swarm Technologies
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AUGUST 9, 2021
Los Angeles-based rocket and spacecraft developer SpaceX has acquired Swarm Technologies, a developer of "smallsat" (small satellite) technology. Financial terms of the buy were not announced, and no details of the acquisition were announced. The deal was uncovered via a series of filings with the FCC.
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MAY 4, 2011
Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket firm run by technology mogul Elon Musk, disclosed today in an email to supporters that the firm has racked up over $3 billion in revenues in its launch manifest, and has been profitable since 2007. SpaceX is selling prices of a standard flight of the Falcon 9 at $54M.
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SpaceX Falcon Lifts Off Successfully In Second Resupply Mission
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MARCH 1, 2013
Chalk up another successful launch for SpaceX , the commercial rocket firm founded by technology mogul Elon Musk. SpaceX's latest mission--a resupply mission to the International Space Station--took off successfully from Cape Canaveral Friday morning, the second, official resupply mission for the company.
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JANUARY 27, 2010
Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies , the commercial rocket firm headed by Elon Musk, said late Wednesday that it has signed a deal with Israeli satellite firm Space Communications Ltd. , SpaceX said the launch will insert the satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. READ MORE>>.
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One Step Closer To Mars For SpaceX
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
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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SpaceX Eyes Replacing Space Shuttle
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JANUARY 17, 2011
Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial spacecraft and rocket development firm headed by Elon Musk, told its supporters in an email Monday that it is targeting use of its technology as a replacement for the Space Shuttle. SpaceX did not say what response it received from NASA on the new proposal. READ MORE>>.
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Elon Musk Warns On Runaway Artificial Intelligence
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OCTOBER 27, 2014
Elon Musk , the technology mogul and visionary who has brought us such technology innovations widespread electronic payments via PayPal, electric cars via Tesla Motors , and commercial rocket service via SpaceX , warns that artificial intelligence has the threat of becoming mankind''s "biggest existential threat" last week.
SpaceX Docks With ISS
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MAY 25, 2012
In a resounding success for Southern California spaceflight firm SpaceX , the firm's Dragon capsule successfully docked and was bolted to the International Space Station at 12:02 p.m. SpaceX is now well on its way towards it goal of delivering both cargo and astronauts on a regular basis to space for NASA.
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SpaceX Wins Satellite Contract
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JUNE 14, 2010
Hawthorne-based SpaceX , on the heels of the firm's successful launch of its Falcon 9 rocket, announced over the weekend that it has signed a contract with the National Space Organization (NSPO) to launch an Earth Observation Satellite, Formosat-5. SpaceX said it now has over 40 flights on its manifest. READ MORE>>.
SpaceX Announces Second Satellite Launch Deal
socalTECH
MARCH 14, 2011
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. The two said that SpaceX will launch two, ORBCOMM satellites into geosynchronous orbit, used for data communications. READ MORE>>.
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FEBRUARY 8, 2012
Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies , the commercial rocket firm of Elon Musk, has set the schedule for two upcoming satellite launches, the company announced this morning. SpaceX said that it will launch two satellites for Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) in 2014, from Cape Canaveral.
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TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
During the days when Snapchat’s popularity was booming, investors thought the company would become the anchor for a new Los Angeles technology scene. Instead, several former SpaceX employees have launched a raft of new companies, capturing the imagination and dollars of some of the biggest names in venture capital. ” . .
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APRIL 11, 2012
Hawthorne-based SpaceX is gearing up to set up a launch site in Cameron County, Texas, according to a report from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). In a release to the public, the FAA said that SpaceX is developing an environmental impact statement and public meetings to discuss the plan. READ MORE>>.
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150 SpaceX Targets Astronaut Delivery
socalTECH
MARCH 19, 2012
Not content to just deliver satellites to space, and to deliver cargo to the International Space Station, Hawthorn-based SpaceX said Friday that it is continuing to work on preparing its Dragon spacecraft to carry astronauts. SpaceX is in the midst of its first, test flight to deliver cargo to the ISS. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX: Analyzing Two Cracks Ahead Of Launch
socalTECH
DECEMBER 7, 2010
Hawthorne-based SpaceX said Tuesday that it is analyzing two small cracks at the end of its 2nd stage, engine nozzle extension, as it decides whether or not it will attempt a launch on Wednesday. SpaceX is the commercial rocket firm backed and headed by technology entrepreneur Elon Musk. READ MORE>>.
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154 SpaceX Targets Heavy Lifting Rocket
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APRIL 5, 2011
Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket firm headed by technology mogul Elon Musk, is announcing this morning new plans to create a "Falcon Heavy" rocket, able to lift twice the payload of the Delta IV Heavy into orbit. SpaceX said that the Falcon Heavy will be able to lift up to 53 metric tons (117,000 lb) into low earth orbit.
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Report: SpaceX Raising New Funding At Near $10 Billion Valuation
socalTECH
AUGUST 19, 2014
A new report this morning says that Hawthorne-based spaceship and rocket developer Space Exploration Technologies is in the midst of raising a new round of investment, which values the company at around $10 billion. If true, the valuation of SpaceX near the $10 billion mark would about double its last known valuation of roughly $4.8
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164 SpaceX Signs Two Launch Agreements
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MARCH 14, 2012
Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies , the commercial rocketship firm headed by Elon Musk, reported Tuesday afternoon that it has signed two contracts to launch satellites into space on its Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX said the launches will take place in late 2014 or early 2015, and the fourth quarter of 2015. READ MORE>>.
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145 Report: SpaceX Still Needs $1 Billion To Reach Goals, Despite Successful Launch
socalTECH
JUNE 7, 2010
A report from the WSJ Monday morning says that Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies Corp. SpaceX), the commercial space flight venture of Elon Musk, still needs more than $1 billion in funding over the next year or two, to reach its goal of transporting astronauts to the International Space Station. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Aims At Department Of Defense Launch Contracts
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OCTOBER 14, 2011
Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket firm headed by technology mogul Elon Musk, said Friday that it is gearing up to compete for upcoming, Department of Defense launches, after the NASA, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the U.S.
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153 SpaceX Courts Congress As Tensions Rise With Russia
socalTECH
MARCH 6, 2014
The conflict and rising tensions over Russia''s activities in the Ukraine are having a direct impact on the plans of Hawthorne-based SpaceX. SpaceX has been attempting to gain a foothold in providing launch services for the U.S. spacex launch defense ukraine russia force' READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Dragon Hatch Opens Ahead Of Schedule
socalTECH
OCTOBER 11, 2012
The first commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station jumped ahead of schedule Wednesday afternoon, after the hatch to the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft was opened a day ahead of schedule, after successful docking with the ISS earlier in the morning. SpaceX is based in Hawthorne, and is headed by technology mogul Elon Musk.
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145 SpaceX Wins Satellite Launch Contract With Spacecom
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JANUARY 30, 2013
Hawthorne-based commercial spaceflight firm Space Exploration Technologies said Tuesday afternoon, along with Israeli satellite operator Space Communication Ltd. Spacecom) , that SpaceX has agreed to launch a Spacecom satellite into space.
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