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Injury Rates at SpaceX Soar Above Industry Norms
SpaceX, the world leader in rocket launches, is increasingly coming under scrutiny for its workplace practices. A recent safety review performed by Reuters highlights an upsetting trend at the aerospace company. For the second year in a row, injury rates at SpaceX far exceed the industry average. This is according to a Reuters review of…
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US Labor Board Claims SpaceX Illegally Fired Employees Over Criticism of Elon Musk
Elon Musk’s private space venture is facing yet another unlawful labor practice accusation, this time for allegedly firing employees who were critical of the controversial SpaceX CEO. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a complaint against SpaceX by former employees, claiming that they were fired for their role in distributing an open letter that…
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SpaceX Fires Employees Who Dared Question Musk’s Tweets
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has shown he does not take criticism very well. So when employees of his rocket company called their boss’ behaviour a “distraction and embarrassment”… well you can see where this is going.
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Google Cloud Teams up With SpaceX in Satellite Internet Connectivity Deal
Google announced Thursday that it’s partnering with SpaceX to link Elon Musk’s ambitious satellite internet service Starlink with Google’s cloud infrastructure. The alliance marks a major win for Google in its competition with other tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft to dominate the fast-growing cloud computing market.