[0] http://www.spacex.com/careers/position/5715
[1] http://www.spacex.com/careers/position/5839
>>Toxicological Agents, Including Chemical Agents, Biological Agents, and Associated Equipment
from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Munitions_List
Only a tiny number of their positions are more sensitive than that (guidance and some of the comms positions, probably, and possibly facilities badging and interconnects for launch operations)
> Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities ...
Seems a bit contradictory?
It's like how the the 14th amendment is not meant to get rid of advantages for whites, but of the disadvantages for pretty much every minorities.
Also, affirmative action did face significant 14th amendment challenges.
In addition to the direct income from farming, farming the land would maintain its eligibility for an "open-space appraisal" under Texas law, which would reduce its property taxes by changing the valuation methodology for the land. Although there are two types of agricultural property tax exemptions in Texas, only the open-space appraisal eligibility requirements allow the owner's principal source of income to be something other than farming.
Sources: http://recenter.tamu.edu/pdf/1361.pdf http://bigskyranchtexas.com/everything-you-want-to-know-abou...
This position will be required to work around test schedules as
necessary to ensure the successful crop production does not
interfere with testing progress.[0] http://exiledonline.com/property-taxes-are-for-parasites-bil...
I know companies are mostly in it to profit, but it's hard not to like/want to think the best of SpaceX
Reason: Relevant tax regulations are in place to create incentives for productive land use.
This is the most interesting bit.
Now let's just hope HR and the interviewers don't require the applicant their Github profile or something.
Turns out it's a regular farmer... growing rocket fuel?
Actually... if the new rocket is using methane could they be growing crops that decompose into lots of methane? Are they experimenting with alcohol/LOX? Are they growing biofuel to refine to RP-1?
*Understand the implications of the weather and make contingency plans
Interestingly I know a family that 'farms' on Maui so they can live on a land that's zoned for farming. Supposedly the land is zoned for farming, so they bought the land, built nice houses and also farm to satisfy the requirement for zoning. But of course they are not farmers...
Like other's have said, it's for tax reasons. I figured they didn't even bother trying to make an actual profit from the farm, but maybe in this SpaceX case they will since the scale is so large.