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HNers with US citizenship only I presume?

• jlhonora 12y ago
  I guess so, every job listing at SpaceX I've seen is US citizen only. @mikesorrenti please prove me wrong :)
  • ma2rten 12y ago
    Would that not be illegal? Or is SpaceX required by law to do so? The law prohibits employers from hiring only U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents unless required to do so by law. http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/practices/inquiries_citizenship.cfm http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/practices/inquiries_citizenship.cfm
    • TorKlingberg 12y ago
      They are probably required to. Space launchers and intercontinental ballistic missiles are pretty much the same thing after all.
    • grhino 12y ago
      SpaceX is guiding rockets into space which I'm guessing is a lot like guiding missiles. SpaceX is probably required by law to guard some, if not most, of their technology.
    • pound 12y ago
      there may be a need for clearance.
    • deleted 12y ago
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• 32faction 12y ago
  Yes. Since SpaceX deals with rockets that can potentially have ICBM capabilities workers need to be US citizens to conform to ITAR regulations