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Litigation

Jun. 1, 2017

Ex-SpaceX technician's cross-examination testimony alleges falsified reports

Former Space Exploration Technologies Corp. technician Jason Blasdell animatedly gave his account of how the results of radioactive frequency tests were allegedly inaccurately documented in order to maintain a production timeline for SpaceX's contract with NASA.

By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES — The crux of a former Space Exploration Technologies Corp. technician's whistleblower retaliation claims was laid out to a jury Tuesday, as the judge appeared incredulous that the defense had opened "a barn door" to testimony about allegations of falsified testing documents for a NASA contract.

Jason Blasdell animatedly gave his account of how the...

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