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Key takeaways
- SpaceX has come under fire from the DoJ regarding claims of deliberately excluding refugees and people granted asylum from getting jobs at the company
- Musk claims the move would have caught SpaceX in international arms trafficking violations
- SpaceX is the dominant private space company in the U.S. and is set to complete 8% of Earth’s payloads this year
Private space company SpaceX, run by eccentric CEO Elon Musk, has gotten in hot water with its hiring strategy. The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the company concerning its alleged refusal to hire anyone without U.S. citizenship or a green card.
SpaceX pleads its innocence, but Musk’s many companies face many other employee-led lawsuits. Still, it’s been an exciting week for space exploration as India became the first country to land on the south pole of the Moon on a shoestring budget – which is what SpaceX is all about. Here’s the latest
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