Controversies

Company response

• Clarification — SpaceX (Elon Musk on X)

• Remediation — SpaceX

  Some restrictions appear to have been partially lifted, with former Ukrainian defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov thanking Musk early Thursday morning that Starlink connectivity at speeds of up to 160 kilometers an hour had been restored.

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• Musk accused on Wednesday unnamed “oligarchs” of blocking Starlink’s launch in India to maintain what he called their “monopolistic chokehold” on the country, without identifying them or providing evidence for his claim.

• He called the alleged blocking a “crime against the people of India” and argued that Starlink could bring affordable, high-speed internet to people who lack internet access.

• Elon Musk has questioned the influence of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani as SpaceX struggles to launch its Starlink satellite internet service in the country.

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• Ongoing disclosure — SpaceX

  Menin said in Tuesday's statement that SpaceX agreed two days later to testify after the council said it intended to have its subpoena enforced by a judge.

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• The council said in a press release that the hearing will take place on Friday at 10 a.m. ET in front of its tech committee.

• SpaceX has agreed to testify before the New York City Council this week as part of a legislative investigation concerning artificial intelligence safety risks, the council announced on Tuesday.

• Menin said in Tuesday's statement that SpaceX agreed two days later to testify after the council said it intended to have its subpoena enforced by a judge.

Company response

• Investigation — SpaceX

  would have the safety team look into that specific instance

• Investigation — NASA and SpaceX

  However, it prompted an investigation joined by NASA before the commercial crew flight on May 27 that will carry NASA astronauts using a Falcon 9.

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• SpaceX head of global government affairs for AI Gabriela Castillo Madrid faced critical questions from the New York City Council on Friday.

• Castillo Madrid responded that the company has "strict controls" and would have the safety team look into that specific instance.

• myself and my team — we put our own names, my own name, into Grok, and there's absolutely a sexualized image of myself.

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• "Ability to do mid strike to hit Russian logistics is now limited."

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a Friday post on X that the restrictions on Starlink and Starshield "are still there," and added, "The speed has not been restored."

• Ukrainian officials continued to report issues with SpaceX's Starlink internet system on Friday.

Company response

• Denial — SpaceX

  In the filings, the SpaceX legal team denied responsibility for the accident, saying the company can show that any damages from the accident were caused by the negligence of Venegas

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• According to federal court filings, attorneys for the Venegas family claim SpaceX failed to maintain safe access points to its facility, specifically failing to install lights on the dark highway by the build and launch facilities to and from the beach.

• In the filings, the SpaceX legal team denied responsibility for the accident, saying the company can show that any damages from the accident were caused by the negligence of Venegas

• Now, Venegas’ wife is suing the space exploration company for $20M.

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• SpaceX's AI division, SpaceXAI, lost its bid to dismiss an NAACP lawsuit, which is proceeding in federal court in Mississippi, according to a judge's opinion released late Friday.

• The lawsuit claims that the AI division of CEO Elon Musk's aerospace and defense tech conglomerate violated the Clean Air Act with its use of gas-fired combustion turbines to power its massive AI data centers in Greater Memphis.

• The judge presiding over the case rejected those arguments, writing: "Because the plaintiffs have statutory standing under the Clean Air Act, because the combustion turbines are not 'mobile sources' under Mississippi's SIP, and because the citizen suit provision does not violate Article II of the Constitution or the private nondelegation doctrine, the plaintiffs' claims will proceed."

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• 可以看到卫星天线过热并关闭。理所当然的是，随着天线的关闭，互联网连接也停止了。

• 最近Starlink卫星天线的一个重大问题被曝光。

• 到目前为止，SpaceX公司还没有关于这个问题的潜在修复方案的消息。

Company response

• Ongoing disclosure — Blue Origin

  Blue Origin said in a statement to FOX Business.

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• Blue Origin said in a statement to FOX Business.

• The ruling will allow NASA and SpaceX to press on with development of the Artemis project, which was on hold during Blue Origin’s challenge.

• Blue Origin filed suit in the US Court of Federal Claims in an attempt to remedy the flaws in the acquisition process found in NASA’s Human Landing System,” the company told PCMag on Monday.

Company response

• Investigation — SpaceX

  The Verge also reported on an email to employees that SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell sent after the company was informed of the coming Lioness publication. In the email, according to The Verge, Shotwell noted that harassment should be reported and announced that a third party would be auditing the company's human resources practices.

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• The Verge also reported on an email to employees that SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell sent after the company was informed of the coming Lioness publication. In the email, according to The Verge, Shotwell noted that harassment should be reported and announced that a third party would be auditing the company's human resources practices.

• Several former employees have gone public with allegations of sexual harassment experienced at SpaceX.

• In conjunction with that account, four other former employees are citing firsthand experience of being harassed or seeing harassment at SpaceX, according to . Space.com reached out to SpaceX for a statement but has not received a response.reporting by The Verge

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• 月初时他向奥兰多法院起诉SpaceX，他指责公司种族歧视、民族歧视、报复和违约。

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• After being pushed back several days, SpaceX launched its SN9 Starship prototype Tuesday afternoon at about 2:25 p.m.

• The launch to a target of 10 kilometers ended in a fiery crash.

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• The Justice Department is investigating Elon Musk’s SpaceX after it was accused of discriminating against non-U.S. citizens in its hiring process.

• “The charge alleges that on or about March 10, 2020, during the Charging Party’s interview for the position of Technology Strategy Associate, SpaceX made inquiries about his citizenship status and ultimately failed to hire him for the position because he is not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident,” DOJ attorney Lisa Sandoval wrote in a complaint filed Thursday.

• the said charge alleges that during the Charging Party's interview for the position of Technology Strategy Associate which is on or about March 10, 2020, SpaceX made inquiries regarding the complainant's citizenship status.

Company response

• Remediation — SpaceX

  In response, SpaceX came up with a darkening treatment to lessen reflectivity.

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• In response, SpaceX came up with a darkening treatment to lessen reflectivity.

• The coating is being tested on one of the newly launched satellites.

• After the first Starlink batch of 60 was launched in May and the second in November, astronomers complained how the bright satellite chain was hampering their observations.

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• the vehicle hit the target ramp at about 70 mph. Flames followed.

• An additional test opportunity on Wednesday gave SN8 the chance to get some air time and contribute incredible data to the SpaceX effort.

• Fuel header tank pressure was low during landing burn, causing touchdown velocity to be high & RUD, but we got all the data we needed!