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SpaceX Is in Early Talks With Port of L.A. for More Land

The SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. on Feb. 6, 2018.Photographer: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. is in early talks with the Port of Los Angeles for additional space, according to both the company and the port.

SpaceX called the negotiations preliminary and said the additional land would be used for unspecified “operations.” The company already leases 8.1 acres of land and water from the port, which is near its headquarters and factory in Hawthorne, California.