Elon Musk smokes pot. Nasa to review SpaceX workplace culture

Musk's SpaceX is one of two main contractors selected under NASA's commercial crew program to send astronauts to space.

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Musk smoked marijuana, drank whiskey during live podcast
Nasa didn't explicity blame its probe on Musk's behaviour
But a news report says his conduct prompted the review, citing sources

When Elon Musk smokes up, it appears the fallout can be cosmic. The star tech entrepreneur, 47, took a hit of marijuana during a live podcast in September (It's legal in California.). Now, Nasa says it will review the workplace safety culture at two companies, including Musk's SpaceX, that were chosen to fly astronauts.

Nasa didn't explicitly blame its "cultural assessment study" on Musk's joint (or his drinking whiskey), although it did say it would encompass "adherence to a drug-free environment". And the Washington Post reported, citing three unnamed sources, that Musk's conduct "prompted" the probe. Crew test flights are due in coming months.

SpaceX and Boeing Co are the two main contractors selected under Nasa's commercial crew program to send astronauts to space as soon as 2019, using their Dragon and Starliner spacecraft, respectively. "We are confident that our comprehensive drug-free workforce and workplace programs exceed all applicable contractual requirements," SpaceX told Reuters.

Musk is no stranger to controversy. He recently called a British diver -- one who played a key role in the Thai cave rescue -- a pedophile. "Pedo guy," were his exact words. He's being sued.

And Musk is no longer the chairman of Tesla, the electric car-making firm that he founded. Tesla made an agreement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, which sued Musk. The SEC claimed that Musk's August tweets about taking Tesla private were "false and misleading", and wanted him to be barred from running the company.

Source:- India Today

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