40 NBC: Elon Musk's regulatory troubles have begun to melt away in Trump's second term (archive.is) posted 1 year ago by Ahaus667 1 year ago by Ahaus667 +40 / -0 10 comments share 10 comments share save hide report block hide replies
A lot of what they do is ITAR/Non-proliferation regulated. Literally can not hire uncleared foreigners.
I recall in The Everyday Astronaut Tim Dodd's tour of Starbase, Elon even had to ask Tim to blur out part of the video because the rocket parts they were walking past might be classified under ITAR.
Nothing quite like working out legal contradictions by dropping the problems off on the lap of those who politically disagree with you.