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It seems like each new day sees SpaceX farther behind on meeting its HLS milestones to land astronauts on the Moon by end of 2028, or even reaching CDR for their crewed lunar lander by then.
November 21, 2025 at 5:34 AM
It seems like each new day sees SpaceX farther behind on meeting its HLS milestones to land astronauts on the Moon by end of 2028, or even reaching CDR for their crewed lunar lander by then.
Then this will be a win-win for everyone.
October 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Then this will be a win-win for everyone.
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This is a bit dated, but I briefly worked for SpaceX in California around this time and the accident rates were incredible. Not just minor cuts and bruises. People were maimed and killed.
Exclusive: Injury rates for Musk's SpaceX exceed industry average for second year
Injury rates at SpaceX facilities continued to exceed an industry average in 2023, according to a Reuters review of safety data reported to U.S. regulators by the space venture controlled by billionaire Elon Musk.
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June 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
This is a bit dated, but I briefly worked for SpaceX in California around this time and the accident rates were incredible. Not just minor cuts and bruises. People were maimed and killed.
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Just know that the company pays welders, the ones who assemble the stainless steel pressure vessels filled with millions of pounds of methane, about 60% of going rate in Texas
June 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Just know that the company pays welders, the ones who assemble the stainless steel pressure vessels filled with millions of pounds of methane, about 60% of going rate in Texas