SpaceX Filling Top Legal, Policy Posts After Firing Musk Critics

July 15, 2022, 9:30 AM UTC

SpaceX, after firing employees critical of Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk last month, is recruiting for a dozen legal and government affairs positions.

The company seeks lawyers for government contracts, regulatory matters and telecommunications, as well as government affairs professionals for appropriations, broadband, and satellite policy, a SpaceX online jobs board shows.

SpaceX fired “a number” of workers responsible for an open letter critical of Musk’s behavior, Bloomberg News reported June 17, citing an internal company memo. The letter faulted Musk’s behavior and tweets as “a frequent source of distraction and embarrassment for us.”

The letter pre-dated Musk’s current ...

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