Entrepreneurs In Orbit: SpaceX & The Outer Orbit Economy

Renegade minds, fearless leaders, and those audacious enough to make their dreams come true tend to dislike rules and loathe barriers. For the average earthbound entrepreneur, few rules are more all-affecting than gravity and fewer barriers more constrictive than the planet?s atmosphere. If SpaceX ? also known as Space Exploration Technologies Corp., of Hawthorne, California ? pulls off its ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2012/05/21/entrepreneurs-in-orbit-spacex-the-outer-orbit-economy/

Published: Mon, 21 May 2012 20:19:41 -0700

Inglewood Unified makes state list of 12 least solvent school districts

The Inglewood Unified School District is among the 12 least fiscally solvent school districts in California, according to a report released Monday by the state.
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_20676070/inglewood-unified-makes-state-list-12-least-solvent?source=rss

Published: Mon, 21 May 2012 18:46:28 -0700

SpaceX blasts off to space station in historic first

Opening a new era in private space flight, the US company SpaceX on Tuesday became the first commercial outfit to launch its own craft toward the International Space Station.
http://news.yahoo.com/spacex-makes-historic-launch-space-station-075034952.html

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 07:24:59 -0700

Successful Launch Kicks off SpaceX’s Historic Mission

Today, Space Exploration Technologies successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon spacecraft to orbit in an exciting start to the mission that will make Sp
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/successful-launch-kicks-off-spacex-140300945.html

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 07:03:00 -0700

L.A. Now Live: Chat with Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne

Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne will join City Editor Shelby Grad for a discussion about his series on the boulevards of L.A.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/05/la-now-live-monday-may14.html

Published: Mon, 14 May 2012 06:03:18 -0700

Bigelow And SpaceX Form Partnership To Bring Tourists To Space

Two companies in the aerospace industry are joining together to launch tourists into space and check them into orbiting space habitats. Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies ( SpaceX ) and Bigelow Aerospace ( BA ) of Las Vegas on Thursday announced the partnership to promote space travel to international customers. Tourists will fly to space aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft ...
http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112533463/bigelow-and-spacex-form-partnership-to-bring-tourists-to-space/

Published: Fri, 11 May 2012 10:15:44 -0700

Brevard team places 2nd at FIRST Robotics world championship

The Pink Team, team 233, from Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. and Rockledge High, won the Finalist or Second place honor, while partnering with a team from Hawthorne, California, and Las Vegas.
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20120430/NEWS13/120430009/Brevard-team-places-2nd-FIRST-Robotics-world-championship?odyssey=mod%7cnewswell%7ctext%7cnews0302%7cs

Published: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:02:10 -0700

SpaceX In Orbit – Successful Launch of Falcon 9 Rocket

The second time's the charm for SpaceX. This morning at 3:44 a.m. EDT the company's Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral. After a faulty valve led to an aborted launch on Saturday, today's successful flight marks the third of the Falcon 9 rocket, the second flight of the Dragon capsule, and the first flight for a commercial spacecraft bound for the International Space ...
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/05/spacex-in-orbit-successful-launch-of-falcon-9-rocket/

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 02:06:26 -0700

A new frontier for space travel

LOS ANGELES (MCT) — For the last half-century, space flight has been the domain of the world’s superpowers.
http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2012/05/16/a-new-frontier-for-space-travel/aoelqnt/

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 09:31:27 -0700

SpaceX Launches Craft for Space Station in Second Attempt

The closely held company, known as SpaceX and controlled by billionaire Elon Musk, launched the Falcon 9 rocket at 3:44 a.m. from Cape Canaveral , Florida . SpaceX will make history if its Dragon capsule docks at the station as scheduled on May 25, delivering more than 1,000 pounds of food, clothing and lab equipment.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-22/spacex-launches-craft-for-space-station-in-second-attempt.html

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 01:07:35 -0700