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SpaceX accused of firing eight workers over letter critical of chief Elon Musk

US labour board files complaint against space exploration firm as fired employees include authors of an open letter protesting ‘inappropriate, disparaging, sexually charged comments on Twitter’ by Musk

Elon Musk, chief executive of SpaceX. A group of employees circulated an open letter though internal SpaceX communication channels criticizing Musk’s online behaviour and calling on the company to denounce and distance itself from his public comments. Picture: Getty