SpaceX Faces Lawsuits Alleging Safety Neglect and Retaliation Amid Rocket Race
Two former SpaceX employees have filed wrongful-termination lawsuits, accusing the company of ignoring critical safety warnings and fostering a culture where cost-cutting and relentless schedules led to high injury rates. The allegations surface as SpaceX intensifies its Starship and Falcon 9 launch cadence, raising urgent questions about workplace ethics in high-stakes aerospace innovation. OSHA data reveals injury rates at some SpaceX sites are nearly triple the industry average.