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I didn't really look it up but it would be hard to believe SpaceX being a strictly American company with 100% American workforce. Hell, even if it were, it woul
by patates 10y ago
I didn't really look it up but it would be hard to believe SpaceX being a strictly American company with 100% American workforce. Hell, even if it were, it would still be troublesome if the company didn't position itself as an American nationalistic company - think about all the stakeholders. Maybe some supporters wouldn't be so passionate and some suppliers wouldn't be so perfectionist if they felt they were there for the success of a group that they are not a member of (Humanity vs citizens of USA). From that perspective, it would be even weird for NASA employees to do this, let alone a private company's.
- TeMPOraL 10y agoI didn't say strictly American, I said they're employing "almost exclusively" Americans. Which logically follows from rocket technology being regulated under ITAR.
- patates 10y agoI wasn't referring to that statement (actually skimmed over it, which is unfortunate because it's an interesting piece of information). Apart from that, my point hopefully is clear.
- Sir_Cmpwn 10y agoSpaceX's rockets are basically intercontinental ballistic missiles being used for benign purposes. So there are legal regulations that make it difficult for them to hire foreigners. So... > I didn't really look it up but it would be hard to believe SpaceX being a strictly American company with 100% American workforce. They're pretty close to that, actually. Disclaimer: I used to work there