SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell sent an email saying the company had investigated and “terminated a number of employees involved” with the letter, the New York Times said.
It was unclear how many employees were terminated, the report said.
SpaceX did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
A group of SpaceX employees
derided Musk as a “distraction and embarrassment” in an internal letter to executives.
In a list of three demands, the letter says “SpaceX must swiftly and explicitly separate itself from Elon’s personal brand.” It added: “Hold all leadership equally accountable to making SpaceX a great place to work for everyone” and “define and uniformly respond to all forms of unacceptable behaviour.”
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