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Department of Justice Sues Space X for Hiring American Citizens

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Washington DC, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) for discriminating against asylees and refugees in hiring. The lawsuit alleges that, from at least September 2018 to May 2022, SpaceX routinely discouraged asylees and refugees from applying and refused to hire or consider them, because of their citizenship status, in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

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Space X gets ready for lift off with Dragon V2 spacecraft

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Space X gets ready for lift off with Dragon V2 spacecraft

Space X has taken another step towards its goal of space travel by launching (not literally) its Dragon V2 craft to the world from its design and manufacturing facility in Hawthorne, California.

Compared to the rockets of old, and the shuttles of yesteryear, the Dragon V2 could be described most flatteringly as ‘stocky’, but it’s this craft that is a key factor to the next generation of space exploration.

The technology in version two of the craft means that it will be able to land vertically on solid land (not simply decelerate and plop into the ocean); will carry 7 passengers and has other heat protective and life-support measures.

https://www.develop3d.com/blog/Space-X-gets-ready-for-lift-off-with-dragon-v2-spacecraft