Friday, May 3, 2024


Illinois Dangles $827M In Incentives To Rivian
The State of Illinois is hoping to attract more work in the state from Irvine-based EV maker Rivian, by offering up the auto maker $827M worth of incentives. Rivian currently builds its R1S and R1T vehicles there, in a plant it acquired from Mitsubishi.
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Rocket Lab Preparing Two NASA Launches
Long Beach-based Rocket Lab said this week that it is planning two, back-to-back missions for NASA, to deploy satellites for NASA. According to the company, it has two back-to-back Electronic launches to deploy the NASA PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission. The company said the first will launch no earlier than May 22, 2024, and the second within three weeks of the first mission. The company said the launches will be its 48th and 49th missions, and the sixth and (More info...)
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