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SpaceX Wins Block on Labor Board Case Over Severance Agreements

Jul 12 2024 // A federal judge in Texas said on Wednesday he would block the National Labor Relations Board from pursuing claims that Elon Musk’s SpaceX forced workers to sign illegal severance agreements, pending the outcome of...

SpaceX Sued by Engineers Fired After Accusing Elon Musk of Sexism

Jun 13 2024 // Rocket maker SpaceX and its CEO Elon Musk were sued on Wednesday by eight engineers who say they were illegally fired for raising concerns about alleged sexual harassment and discrimination against women. The...

SpaceX Forced Workers to Sign Illegal Severance Agreements, Claims NLRB

Mar 22 2024 // Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been accused by a U.S. labor agency of requiring employees who were laid off or fired from the rocket and satellite maker to sign unlawful agreements barring them from disparaging the company...

SpaceX Bid to Keep Labor Suit in Texas Denied by 5th Circuit

Mar 5 2024 // SpaceX’s bid to keep its lawsuit against the US National Labor Relations Board in Texas was denied by a federal appeals court, a setback for Elon Musk’s aerospace company in its battle against the agency. The...

SpaceX Accused of Sexual Harassment as Fight With Ex-Employees Intensifies

Feb 6 2024 // Executives at Elon Musk’s SpaceX discriminated against women, joked about sexual harassment and fired workers for raising concerns, seven former employees allege in California civil rights complaints viewed by...

SpaceX Accused of Sexual Harassment as Fight With Ex-Employees Intensifies

Feb 6 2024 // Executives at Elon Musk’s SpaceX discriminated against women, joked about sexual harassment and fired workers for raising concerns, seven former employees allege in California civil rights complaints viewed by...

Trader Joe’s Follows SpaceX in Arguing US Labor Board Is Unconstitutional

Jan 30 2024 // Grocery chain Trader Joe’s is joining Elon Musk’s SpaceX in arguing that the US labor board, which is prosecuting cases against both companies, is unconstitutional. At a Jan. 16 National Labor Relations Board...

SpaceX Sues US Agency That Accused it of Firing Workers Critical of Elon Musk

Jan 5 2024 // Rocket and satellite maker SpaceX on Thursday sued a U.S. labor board to block its case accusing the company of illegally firing employees who sent a letter to company executives calling CEO Elon Musk “a distraction...

SpaceX Illegally Fired Workers Critical of Elon Musk, US Labor Agency Says

Jan 4 2024 // Rocket and satellite maker SpaceX on Wednesday was accused by a U.S. labor agency of unlawfully firing eight employees for circulating a letter calling founder and CEO Elon Musk a “distraction and...

At SpaceX, Worker Injuries Soar in Elon Musk’s Rush to Mars

Nov 13 2023 // One windy night at Elon Musk’s SpaceX facility in McGregor, Texas, Lonnie LeBlanc and his co-workers realized they had a problem. They needed to transport foam insulation to the rocket company’s main hangar but...

SpaceX Paid Her $92K While Men Got $115K Suit in California Says

Oct 10 2023 // SpaceX was accused in a lawsuit of discrimination for allegedly paying women and minority employees less than their male and White co-workers. The proposed class action, which cites California’s Equal Pay Act, was...

SpaceX’s Starship Probe Ends With 63 Regulatory Fixes

Sep 11 2023 // The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration wrapped up a technical investigation into SpaceX’s April test launch of its giant Starship rocket, saying in a Friday statement that the company must implement dozens of...

US Sues SpaceX, Alleges Hiring Discrimination Against Asylum Seekers, Refugees

Aug 25 2023 // The U.S. Justice Department sued Elon Musk-owned rocket and satellite company SpaceX on Thursday for allegedly discriminating against asylum recipients and refugees in hiring. “The lawsuit alleges that, from at least...

Italian Insurer Unipol and SpaceX Join Forces to Help People Hit by Flooding

May 23 2023 // Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Unipol Gruppo agreed to join forces to help people hit by flooding in northern Italy connect to the Internet, facilitating rescue operations, the Italian insurer said on Saturday. Torrential...

Environmental Groups Sue U.S. Over SpaceX Launch License

May 2 2023 // Conservation groups sued the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday, challenging its approval of expanded rocket launch operations by Elon Musk’s SpaceX next to a national wildlife refuge in South Texas without...

SpaceX Satellites Falling Out of Orbit After Being Hit by Solar Storm

Feb 11 2022 // SpaceX’s newest fleet of satellites is tumbling out of orbit after being struck by a solar storm. Up to 40 of the 49 small satellites launched last week have either reentered the atmosphere and burned up, or are on...

NASA Concerned About SpaceX Satellite Deployment Plan

Feb 10 2022 // The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) raised concerns about SpaceX’s plan to deploy about 30,000 satellites for its Starlink, as have some major companies. Elon Musk’s SpaceX previously...

Space-Faring Nations Need Regulations to Prevent Satellite Collisions: Opinion

Sep 9 2019 // Last week, the European Space Agency reached out to to warn Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. that one of its satellites might collide with a SpaceX communications satellite. When ESA first raised such...

Fire Damages Equipment at SpaceX Facility in Florida

Jul 11 2019 // Authorities say a fire at a SpaceX facility in Florida caused damage to equipment, but no injuries were reported. News outlets report it happened Monday afternoon in Cocoa. City officials say firefighters responded quickly...

NASA Warns SpaceX, Boeing on Space Program Safety Concerns

Feb 21 2019 // NASA has warned SpaceX and Boeing Co. of design and safety concerns for their competing astronaut launch systems, according to industry sources and a new government report, threatening the U.S. bid to revive its human...