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The Dispatches

The weekly record of the Southern California commercial space economy — companies, people, capital, and facilities, kept as it happens. Every dispatch takes its place in the permanent record.

ISSUE 028

Rocket Lab expands Long Beach production

A new manufacturing facility on the waterfront signals continued investment in scale and vertical integration.

LONG BEACHMANUFACTURINGROCKET LAB
12 MAY 2026
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ISSUE 027

Firefly opens engine facility in Brea

Inside the new Lightning engine production line and what it means for the regional supply chain.

SUPPLY CHAINPROPULSIONFIREFLY
5 MAY 2026
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ISSUE 026

Relativity Space completes Terran R production run

A look at the company's South Bay operations and the path toward next-generation launch vehicles.

SOUTH BAYLAUNCHRELATIVITY
29 APR 2026
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ISSUE 025

Talent moves: propulsion leads change addresses

Three senior engine engineers changed companies this month. Where they went, and what it signals.

PEOPLETALENTPROPULSION
22 APR 2026
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ISSUE 024

Series B round lands on the industrial coast

The quarter's largest regional raise, the investors behind it, and the facilities it will fund.

FUNDINGCAPITALSOUTH BAY
15 APR 2026
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ISSUE 023

San Diego's mesa corridor adds test capacity

New facilities on the research edge, and the institutions feeding them talent.

SAN DIEGOFACILITIESTESTING
8 APR 2026
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