Elon Musk gets an apology from California regulators as SpaceX lawsuit is settled

California regulators settled a lawsuit that claimed a state agency showed political bias against the rocket company and its chief executive

California regulators apologized to the SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk, this week as they settled a lawsuit that claimed a state agency showed political bias against the rocket company and its chief executive.

As part of the settlement, the California Coastal Commission acknowledged its members made “improper” statements about Musk’s political beliefs at a 2024 hearing on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch program.