Scan the QR code with wechat < / P > < p > to share with friends and circle of friends < / P > < p > < / P > < p > on March 8, along with Elon · < a target = "_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E9%A9%AC%E6%96%AF%E5%85%8B "> space exploration technology company led by Elon Musk < a target ="_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=SpaceX "> SpaceX < / a > continues to expand its Starlink Internet business, with nearly 10000 employees. < / P > < p > in a document filed with the court on February 26, SpaceX said it had "more than 9500 employees on the job" and listed more than 100 vacancies on its website. < / P > < p > SpaceX has at least 10 offices in five states in the United States. < / P > < p > < / P > < p > diagram: SpaceX's Falcon 9 < a target = "_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E7%81%AB%E7%AE%AD "> rocket < / a > launched from Launch Pad 39A of Kennedy Space Center < / P > < p > SpaceX, founded by musk in 2002, is the operator of the world's largest commercial satellite network. A company involved in an epidemic study shows that SpaceX employees are generally young people, most of whom are men. < / P > < p > about 4300 SpaceX employees signed up to provide blood samples every month for antibody testing from April 2020. 84.3% of the samples were male, ranging in age from 18 to 71, but the median age was 32. < / P > < p > overall, SpaceX seems to be a very popular workplace, partly because employees enjoy various benefits such as massage services and celebrity speeches. < / P > < p > however, Musk's employees are still said to have some fear of his changing mood. Staff said they were nervous about Musk's habit of tweeting, and often paid close attention to his mood changes. < / P > < p > one Tesla executive said: "on (SpaceX) launch day, every employee of Tesla will watch whether the launch is successful, not because we have investment in the rocket business, but because it directly affects Musk's mood in the next few days." "If the launch mission fails, the consequences will be serious; you don't want to talk to musk." < / P > < p > recently, it was reported that in the early days of SpaceX's establishment, the company's rocket engineers lived on an island in the Pacific Ocean to make sure of rocket launch. From time to time, they need to starve because they can't get food, and many of them leave. < / P > < p > "we're just wild animals on the island waiting for food," said Ed Thomas, then a technician at SpaceX. In February, Hans koenigsmann, vice president of SpaceX, announced that he was retiring. Konigsman, SpaceX's seventh employee, said he would be replaced by William Gerstenmaier, a former NASA official who joined the company a year ago. < / P > < p > SpaceX has made great progress in the past 19 years. Musk once said, "in 2002, SpaceX was basically a mob. That's it. " Musk said. In November 2005, SpaceX had only 160 employees. In May 2020, Gwynne shotwell, then SpaceX's chief operating officer, said the company had about 8000 employees. < / P > < p > with the development of the company, employees have gradually grown into professionals. "I worked with musk in 2002, when SpaceX was just founded and no one knew his name." Teresa tranakas, a former SpaceX employee, said. "Although I have only been in the company for a short time (about two years), the experience of starting a business with musk has brought me valuable business experience, which has benefited me so far." < / P > < p > tranakas said that she learned from musk how to build a sustainable enterprise at all costs and never accepted that some things could not be done. < / P > < p > it is reported that more than a decade later, SpaceX continues to achieve success, with its recent valuation soaring to about $74 billion. < / P > < p > SpaceX's exponential growth also means it is recruiting more talent. There are hundreds of job vacancies on the company's website. It seems that musk plans to increase the number of employees. < / P > < p > "star chain" is a satellite internet service created by SpaceX company, which can provide Internet services for the world from satellites in orbit. Since its launch in October last year, star chain has more than 10000 users worldwide. < / P > < p > musk also has grand plans to colonize Mars. Last December, he said he would sell all his property to fund a future colony on Mars. < / P > < p > SpaceX is currently under investigation by the U.S. Department of justice on the company's so-called employment discrimination. In May 2020, a job seeker complained that SpaceX did not employ him. Since then, the U.S. Department of justice has expanded its investigation to review SpaceX's recruitment practices. < / P > < p > but the company declined to provide documents on the recruitment process, saying the U.S. Department of justice "has too far fetched a reason.". (Chenchen) < / P > < p >