Spaceflight
The pair will catch a ride home early next year with SpaceX instead of using Boeing's capsule, the agency said.
There's now no return date set for Boeing's Starliner transportation vessel, after it experienced issues with its thrusters and helium systems.
The eight ex-employees say Musk called for them to be fired for writing an open letter in 2022 that shared concerns about management and company culture.
The federal labor board’s general counsel said “deep-pocket, low-road employers” were trying to challenge the agency’s constitutionality.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The charges from the National Labor Relations Board come after Elon Musk's company mounted a legal challenge to the agency's very existence.
Amazon is arguing in a legal filing that the 88-year-old National Labor Relations Board is unconstitutional.
The employees had alleged that the rocket company failed to address a culture of sexism and discrimination.
Mattingly “was key to the success of our Apollo Program, and his shining personality will ensure he is remembered throughout history,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said.
Elon Musk's company is accused of discouraging people with refugee or asylum status from applying for jobs, and refusing to hire them.
The rival billionaires appear ready to work out their grievances in a cage match.