Business
Elon Musk’s announcement that he’s moving SpaceX headquarters to Texas could present a blow to Hawthorne and the Southern California space economy that it helped to revive.
July 19, 2024
Citing street crime and new transgender school law he calls the last straw, Elon Musk says he is moving the headquarters of SpaceX and X from California to Texas.
July 16, 2024
L.A. Influential
SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell has kept the Hawthorne company on track while managing the expectations of the mercurial Elon Musk.
June 30, 2024
SpaceX will sell insider shares at $112 apiece in a tender offer, a higher-than-expected price that boosts the company’s value closer to $210 billion.
June 28, 2024
California
Elon Musk and SpaceX are being sued by eight former employees who accused the billionaire owner of retaliation and fomenting a toxic culture rife with sexual innuendo.
June 12, 2024
SpaceX’s Starship rocket, intended to one day take astronauts to the moon and Mars, completed its fourth test flight early Thursday morning.
June 6, 2024
Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to launch 90 rockets into space by 2026, but the California Coastal Commission is raising concerns about how marine life would be affected.
May 19, 2024
After last week’s SpaceX launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base lighted up the Southern California sky along with social media, the company plans to launch another rocket.
March 29, 2024
The U.S. Space Force said it wants to launch 36 rockets a year from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The Coastal Commission has concerns.
April 11, 2024
Early risers on California’s Central Coast and parts south were treated to a SpaceX rocket launch.