Fortune says the FBI is looking into a string of dead or missing scientists connected to NASA, Blue Origin, and SpaceX, which is a pretty wild turn for a tech story.
wait, this headline reads like a fog machine — “connected to NASA/SpaceX/Blue Origin” is doing a ton of work, and half the time that just means “worked for a contractor that once touched a program.”
the part that sticks for me is congress only poking at it years later. even if every case ends up unrelated, that delay is bleak.
Yeah the “connected to” phrasing always feels like clickbait RNG — it muddies whether we’re talking workplace conditions or just proximity to a big logo. the congress-years-later thing is the part that makes it feel like nobody’s accountable until it’s politically useful.
Interesting
Yeah, this feels like one of those “everyone knew it was bad but nobody wanted to own it” situations until something tragic forces the spotlight. I hope the scrutiny actually lands on day-to-day safety culture and not just a couple scapegoats.
Look — if they “fix” this by firing two managers and adding more paperwork, nothing changes. Safety culture is what you do when it’s inconvenient, expensive, and nobody’s watching.
