SpaceX -- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Seite 7)

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https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1557479426102857731
https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musks-spacex-denied-bid-fo…

FCC rescinds $2 billion in grants to SpaceX and an internet provider, saying they weren’t likely to meet requirements


=> wann kommt mal "Tesla Full Self-Driving" vom selben CEO dran wegen "weren’t likely to meet requirements"

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5.7.
Sustainability -- Bezos Vs Musk: Which Billionaire’s Rockets Are Worse For The Climate?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2022/07/05/bezos-v…
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Researchers from University College London, the University of Cambridge and MIT, and a separate team from NOAA, have shown that the space projects being undertaken by companies operated by Messrs Musk, Branson and Bezos are damaging the atmosphere in two distinct ways: by contributing to global warming, and by depleting the Earth’s protective ozone layer.
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“We were most surprised by the 400-500-times greater climate effect of soot particles from rockets compared to soot particles from Earth-bound sources, including aircraft,” said report author Eloise Marais, associate professor in physical geography at UCL. “This means that the substantial growth in rocket launches that’s anticipated will have a large effect on the climate.”
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But the researchers also noted that while the Elon Musk-helmed SpaceX rockets and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic used fuels that contain carbon, thereby producing black carbon on launch, Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rockets produced no black carbon because they are powered by liquid hydrogen, meaning they contribute far less to global warming.

On the other hand, Marais told me, “Blue Origin will produce water vapor and nitrogen oxides. Nitrogen oxide depletes stratospheric ozone; water vapor is a greenhouse gas and produces clouds in the mesosphere [the layer of the atmosphere above the stratosphere], where they are rare. There are also other pollutants produced along the whole supply chain, like in manufacturing rockets and producing rocket fuel.”

The NOAA report, led by research scientist Christopher Maloney, further emphasizes the role rocket black carbon plays in increasing stratospheric temperatures and changing global circulation, “both of which cause a reduction in the total ozone column, mainly in the northern high latitudes.” The black carbon from SpaceX and Virgin Galactic flights, therefore, have a “double-whammy” effect.
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14.7.
Liquid Nitrogen Discharge Reported at SpaceX Texas Launch Pad
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/liquid-nitrogen-discharge-report…
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An untold amount of liquid nitrogen was released at the SpaceX launch pad in deep South Texas, state and federal regulators said.

Aerial photos taken on July 8 and circulating on social media depict what appears to be a cryogenic liquid and vapors on wetlands next to the launch pad. (From an aerial photo, nitrogen can look like snow on the ground.) The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Galveston office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers both confirmed the incident to Bloomberg.

“The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is aware of the liquid nitrogen discharge that occurred fully within the boundaries of SpaceX property,” the agency said in an emailed statement. “The discharge did not impact TPWD property.”
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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 71.803.705 von faultcode am 17.06.22 13:03:02

What ? OK ...



https://twitter.com/TheMarketDog/status/1541717701718048768

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ganz offensichtlich hat auch SpaceX mal Bitcoins gekauft:


https://twitter.com/business/status/1539145702248484866


Außerdem halte ich die Aussage "small percentage of our total cash assets" mal wieder für höchst fragwürdig

Denn warum dann damals der ganze Aufwand den CFO von Tesla Inc überhaupt und bis heute "Master of Coin and Chief Financial Officer" zu nennen?



https://ir.tesla.com/corporate/zachary-kirkhorn



und außerdem:


https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1374619379929772034


=> kann man heutzutage noch ein Auto bei Tesla mit Bitcoins bezahlen?

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 71.803.705 von faultcode am 17.06.22 13:03:02

EM legt es mal wieder auf mögliche, jahrelange Rechtsstreitigkeiten an. 404 SpaceX-MA's sollen diesen Brief unterschrieben haben und mehrere tausend gesehen.

Sidekick: Entlassungen aus Rache sind in den USA formal eigentlich illegal:


SpaceX firings likely violate US labor law, experts say
‘It strikes me as a letter that is mainly about working conditions,’ one lawyer said
By Russell Brandom Jun 17, 2022, 2:33pm EDT
https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/17/23172915/elon-musk-spacex…
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Hundreds of SpaceX employees signed letter denouncing Elon Musk’s behavior
The letter was only distributed for a day and a half
By Loren Grush@lorengrush Jun 17, 2022, 4:39pm EDT
https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/17/23172913/spacex-complaint…
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was ich nicht weiß: geht es hier nur um SpaceX Texas oder auch um SpaceX California und/oder SpaceX Florida?

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 71.803.705 von faultcode am 17.06.22 13:03:02

*Walter Bloomberg
@DeItaone

SPACEX FIRED AT LEAST FIVE EMPLOYEES FOR OPEN LETTER CRITICIZING MUSK -SOURCES

https://twitter.com/DeItaone/status/1537750056819900416

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Elon Musk calls himself a ‘free speech absolutist’. Is it yet another one of his Twitter jokes?

https://www.firstpost.com/tech/world/elon-musk-free-speech-a…

YES ! 😡😡😡

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 71.799.014 von faultcode am 16.06.22 18:34:00

17.6.
SpaceX entlässt offenbar Mitarbeiter nach Kritik an Konzernchef Elon Musk
https://www.finanzen.net/nachricht/aktien/offener-brief-spac…
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Angestellte, die einen offenen Brief an Musk geschrieben und bei der Verbreitung geholfen hätten, seien entlassen worden, meldete die "New York Times" am Freitag unter Berufung auf drei mit der Angelegenheit vertraute Personen. Es sei unklar, wie viele Personen betroffen seien. Musk gilt als reichster Mensch der Welt mit einem Vermögen von mehr als 260 Milliarden Dollar. Der umtriebige Geschäftsmann leitet nicht nur Tesla, SpaceX und Neuralink, sondern will nun auch Twitter für 44 Milliarden Dollar übernehmen.

In dem internen Schreiben wurde Musk, der für seine kontroversen Aussagen bekannt ist, als "Ablenkung und Peinlichkeit" bezeichnet. Sie forderten, SpaceX solle auf Distanz zu Musk gehen. Zuletzt hatte der 50-Jährige unter anderem Schlagzeilen mit seiner Kritik am Homeoffice und der Zurückweisung von Vorwürfen sexueller Belästigung Schlagzeilen geschrieben. Letzteres hatte intern bei SpaceX für Unruhe gesorgt.
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16.6.
SpaceX employees draft open letter to company executives denouncing Elon Musk’s behavior
‘Every Tweet that Elon sends is a de facto public statement by the company’
https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/16/23170228/spacex-elon-musk…
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An open letter to the Executives of SpaceX,

In light of recent allegations against our CEO and his public disparagement of the situation, we would like to deliver feedback on how these events affect our company’s reputation, and through it, our mission. Employees across the spectra of gender, ethnicity, seniority, and technical roles have collaborated on this letter. We feel it is imperative to maintain honest and open dialogue with each other to effectively reach our company’s primary goals together: making SpaceX a great place to work for all, and making humans a multiplanetary species.

As SpaceX employees we are expected to challenge established processes, rapidly innovate to solve complex problems as a team, and use failures as learning opportunities. Commitment to these ideals is fundamental to our identity and is core to how we have redefined our industry. But for all our technical achievements, SpaceX fails to apply these principles to the promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion with equal priority across the company, resulting in a workplace culture that remains firmly rooted in the status quo.

Individuals and groups of employees at SpaceX have spent significant effort beyond their technical scope to make the company a more inclusive space via conference recruiting, open forums, feedback to leadership, outreach, and more. However, we feel an unequal burden to carry this effort as the company has not applied appropriate urgency and resources to the problem in a manner consistent with our approach to critical path technical projects. To be clear: recent events are not isolated incidents; they are emblematic of a wider culture that underserves many of the people who enable SpaceX’s extraordinary accomplishments. As industry leaders, we bear unique responsibility to address this.

Elon’s behavior in the public sphere is a frequent source of distraction and embarrassment for us, particularly in recent weeks. As our CEO and most prominent spokesperson, Elon is seen as the face of SpaceX—every Tweet that Elon sends is a de facto public statement by the company. It is critical to make clear to our teams and to our potential talent pool that his messaging does not reflect our work, our mission, or our values.

SpaceX’s current systems and culture do not live up to its stated values, as many employees continue to experience unequal enforcement of our oft-repeated “No Asshole” and “Zero Tolerance” policies. This must change. As a starting point, we are putting forth the following categories of action items, the specifics of which we would like to discuss in person with the executive team within a month:

-- Publicly address and condemn Elon’s harmful Twitter behavior. SpaceX must swiftly and explicitly separate itself from Elon’s personal brand.

-- Hold all leadership equally accountable to making SpaceX a great place to work for everyone. Apply a critical eye to issues that prevent employees from fully performing their jobs and meeting their potential, pursuing specific and enduring actions that are well resourced, transparent, and treated with the same rigor and urgency as establishing flight rationale after a hardware anomaly.

-- Define and uniformly respond to all forms of unacceptable behavior. Clearly define what exactly is intended by SpaceX’s “no-asshole” and “zero tolerance” policies and enforce them consistently. SpaceX must establish safe avenues for reporting and uphold clear repercussions for all unacceptable behavior, whether from the CEO or an employee starting their first day.

We care deeply about SpaceX’s mission to make humanity multiplanetary. But more importantly, we care about each other. The collaboration we need to make life multiplanetary is incompatible with a culture that treats employees as consumable resources. Our unique position requires us to consider how our actions today will shape the experiences of individuals beyond our planet. Is the culture we are fostering now the one which we aim to bring to Mars and beyond?

We have made strides in that direction, but there is so much more to accomplish.



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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 71.663.754 von faultcode am 27.05.22 01:06:23

Uuuuuh5 -- nicht so viel Geld zusammengekratzt:

13.6.
SpaceX Raises $1.68 Billion, Under Its Targeted Financing Goal
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/spacex-raises-1-68-billion-20…
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX raised $1.68 billion in fresh financing, less than what it had offered investors for a stake in the closely held rocket launch and satellite company.

Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies Corp., as it’s formally known, sold the equity to a group of 74 investors having offered $1.72 billion of equity, the company said in a regulatory filing Monday.

SpaceX was in talks to raise the funds at a valuation of $125 billion, Bloomberg reported in May. The round would represent a jump from a previous valuation of around $100 billion reached in a round last year.

The added funds are expected to help SpaceX build out its Starlink satellite constellation, complete its next-generation Starship spaceship and heavy-lift rocket and continue to recruit aerospace engineering talent in a competitive industry.