SpaceX workers say they were fired for complaining about Musk
"It was honestly shocking," said one worker fired after sending a letter objecting to CEO's penis jokes on Twitter.
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Lawsuit filed by fired SpaceX employees
Several SpaceX employees who were fired after posting an open letter criticizing CEO Elon Musk's behavior, have filed a lawsuit. The group claims SpaceX fired them in retaliation and in violation of labor laws. One of those employees, Tom Moline, joined CBS News to discuss why he and his colleagues wrote the letter and filed the suit.
Thousands of Twitter employees laid off
Thousands of Twitter employees have been laid off as Elon Musk overhauls the company. First, CBS News' Carter Evans reports from Los Angeles. Then, Weijia Jiang speaks with Alistair Barr, global tech editor for Business Insider, about the major shake-up.
Second chaotic week at Twitter for Musk
In his second week at the helm of Twitter, Elon Musk had accounts impersonating him suspended and the site has tried to rehire employees who had been laid off the prior week. Mike Isaac, technology correspondent for The New York Times, joined CBS News' John Dickerson to examine Elon's tumultuous week.
SpaceX launches rocket on Space Force mission
SpaceX launched its powerful Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time in three years, sending two top-secret military satellites into space.
SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy rocket on classified Space Force mission
The fourth flight of the nation's most powerful operational rocket was its first carrying a fully classified Space Force payload.
Latest in the Elon Musk-Twitter saga
Friday is the deadline for Elon Musk to sign his $44 billion deal to acquire Twitter. On Wednesday, Musk tweeted video of himself entering Twitter headquarters carrying a sink. Joining CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Lana Zak to discuss the latest is William Cohen, a financial journalist and founder at the online news site Puck.
Satellites used by Ukraine see funding issues
Elon Musk said his company SpaceX cannot keep paying for the Starlink Internet satellite units used in Ukraine. Officials say the service is crucial for commanding troops on the battlefield. CBS News correspondent Holly Williams has more.
Elon Musk reportedly plans Twitter layoffs
Elon Musk reportedly plans on laying off roughly 75% of Twitter's employees if he is able to take over the company. Business Insider's Grace Kay joins CBS News to discuss the next steps for the acquisition ahead of an October 28th deadline.
In reversal, Musk says SpaceX will continue funding Starlink in Ukraine
Musk had said on Friday that SpaceX would not be able to pay for Starlink in Ukraine indefinitely.
Elon Musk wants U.S. to fund Ukraine satellite network, official says
Billionaire's Starlink system has provided crucial battlefield communications for Ukrainian military forces.
Dennis Tito, 82, to return to space
Twenty-one years ago, American businessman Dennis Tito made headlines when he became the first person to pay to go to space. Now at age 82, Tito announced his plans to return to space. He spoke with CBS News correspondent Janet Shamlian about his new mission and who he's taking with him.
Dennis Tito, world's first space tourist, plans flight around moon with SpaceX
The retired 82-year-old financial analyst, who paid $20 million for a trip to the space station in 2001, is gearing up for a flight around the moon and back.
Tom Cruise could become first civilian spacewalker in upcoming film shoot
Tom Cruise's next mission is looking all the more possible — a studio executive says he's going to be "taking the world to space" in his upcoming film.
NASA astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann makes history in space
She said she was bringing a dream catcher her mother gave her to the space station.
SpaceX launch takes Russian cosmonaut, NASA crewmates to space station
A NASA and SpaceX flight to the ISS includes the first Indigenous woman to go to space and a Russian cosmonaut.
Musk's plan to end Russian war infuriates Ukraine on Twitter
Musk has gotten into a Twitter tussle with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the billionaire's divisive proposal.
Russian cosmonaut to fly aboard U.S. spacecraft for first time since 2002
38-year-old Anna Kikina is the only active-duty female in Russia's cosmonaut corps.
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Mike Pompeo travels to Saudi Arabia; SpaceX tests "Starhopper" rocket
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China congratulates President-elect Biden; 250,000 people expected at FL Spacex launch Saturday
What was the massive fireball that shot across the U.K.'s sky?
Was it a shooting star, space debris or maybe even a satellite? Here's what researchers think about the massive fireball that shot across the U.K. sky.
NASA eyes late September for next moon mission attempt
NASA is targeting two new dates for the possible launch of Artemis 1 -- Sept. 23 and Sept. 27. Technical problems, including a fuel leak, forced two previous attempts to be scrubbed.
NASA mission postponed after engine issue
The historic launch of NASA's Artemis 1 test flight was postponed due to engine problems. It would have sent an unpiloted Orion crew capsule on a 42-day mission beyond the moon and back. The next launch opportunity could come later this week. Mark Strassmann has the details.
SpaceX launches Korean moon probe
South Korea's first moon mission will search for ice in permanently shadowed polar craters.
Brown University shooting suspect found dead, also killed MIT professor, officials say
The Brown University shooting suspect was found dead in a storage unit in New Hampshire. Authorities believe he is also responsible for killing an MIT professor.
Noem says Brown suspect got U.S. visa through diversity lottery, pauses program
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said late Thursday the Trump administration will pause the diversity visa lottery program, which she said was used by alleged Brown University shooter Claudio Manuel Neves Valente.
"Fraud tourists" went to Minnesota to make money off state programs, prosecutors say
Federal prosecutors announced new indictments Thursday in the widening Minnesota fraud scandal, this time involving two Philadelphia-based men accused of traveling to the state.
House Democrats release 68 more photos from Epstein estate
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released a new batch of 68 photos obtained from Jeffrey Epstein's estate. Follow live updates here.
U.S. strikes 2 more alleged drug boats, bringing total death count to over 100
The U.S. military says it struck two more alleged drug-carrying boats on Thursday, bringing the total death toll from the Trump administration's monthslong campaign to upwards of 100.
Tipster using Reddit was key in cracking Brown University shooting case, police say
Information from a tipster who posted on Reddit about a strange encounter with another man was key in cracking the Brown University and MIT shootings cases, police say.
TikTok signs deal for sale of U.S. operations to American investors
TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance must sever ties with TikTok or lose access to U.S. app stores and web-hosting services
What we know about the suspect in the Brown and MIT professor shootings
Officials say the same gunman who opened fire at Brown University also killed an MIT professor two days later. Here's what we know about the suspect, who was found dead Thursday night.
Kathy Bates says Rob Reiner "changed the course of my life" with "Misery" role
Kathy Bates rose to prominence with her Oscar-winning breakout role in Rob Reiner's adaptation of Stephen King's "Misery" in 1990.