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Spin Me Up, Scotty—Up Into Orbit

Cars That Think

To transport a kilogram of cargo, commercial air freight services typically charge about US $10; space flight reaches $10,000. Now SpinLaunch , a company founded in 2015 in Long Beach, Calif., Among the backers are the investment arms of Airbus and Google and the Defense Innovation Unit , part of the U.S. SpinLaunch.

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LA-based SMLC to lead new DOE Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute; ~$800M for 5 new hub competitions

Green Car Congress

Academic Partners and Research Institutes: yCommunity Colleges: (Brazosport, California Community Colleges (113), Chaffey; Irvine Valley; Lee, Long Beach City) California Institute for Telecommunications; Cal State U (Long Beach; Poly Pomona, Northridge); California Community Colleges Centers for Applied Competitive Technologies; Clemson U.;