Elon Musk He is a very controversial personality and constantly finds himself involved in unique situations. One of the most iconic was when the Tesla CEO smoked a joint on digital influencer Joe Rogan’s podcast in 2018.
Because of this, NASA investigated SpaceX for a period of three months in search of irregularities related to the recreational use of narcotics in the workplace.
Recently, the website Business Insider had access to the documentation resulting from the process and published the information on the internet.
However, the space agency used such formal and technical language that it became impossible to effectively determine what was discovered.
According to the same media outlet, the entire operation cost the agency US$5 million, a very substantial amount.
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William Gerstenmaier, the administrator of NASA, had written a note to SpaceX President and CEO Gwynne Shotwell, addressing the entity’s concerns about the corporation’s labor and health practices. Elon Musk.
This happened on September 12, 2018 and the manager then requested that the company undergo an organizational security assessment, in order to reassure the leaders most uncomfortable with the podcast billionaire’s stance.
“It is essential to the integrity of the United States space program to ensure that the development and production of the space systems that will transport astronauts are conducted in a manner that prioritizes safety,” Gerstenmaier wrote. “The Health and Safety provision of the contract requires that SpaceX complies with industry standard practices, applicable laws and other relevant contract provisions, such as the requirement to maintain a drug-free workplace,” explains NASA.
Therefore, there was a careful assessment of the facilities of the SpaceX located in the states of California, Florida and Texas.
Around 296 employees were interviewed by researchers at different levels of activity within the institution.
Half of them worked in the commercial crew program, responsible for transporting cosmonauts to the International Space Station.
Despite the high price of the procedure and NASA’s insistence on its importance, the results of the investigations were covered up in black ink at the end of the document.