Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday revealed it temporarily assigned about 20 of its employees to the Space Exploration Company, better known as SpaceX.What Happened The automaker didn't say when the workers were transferred, or for how long. It said the employees are working on "certain technical matters" at SpaceX, as earlier reported by CNBC.Both companies are run by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and have four board members in common.Tesla said in the SEC filing that it is paying SpaceX an estimated $100,000 for the assignment of its employees.See Also: What To Know About NASA And SpaceX's Crew Dragon LaunchWhy It MattersThe disclosure comes at a time when SpaceX is working on launching its Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on board.The launch, which would be SpaceX's first crewed mission to space, was scheduled last Wednesday but was delayed because of bad weather. The next launch attempt will take place Saturday.In a previous filing with the SEC, Tesla revealed it constantly makes financial transactions with its sister company.The automaker said it sold $1.2 million worth of battery components to SpaceX in the first three months this year and purchased $600,000 worth of "non-battery vehicle parts" from the space company. It also built a "custom tool" for SpaceX at the cost of about $700,000, the filing said.Price Action Tesla shares closed 1.8% lower at $805.81 on Thursday and traded slightly higher in the after-hours session at $807.Image Credit: Courtesy of NASA.See more from Benzinga * Tesla Leads Electric Car Sales In South Korea Thanks To Model 3 * McDonald's Faces Class Action Over Lack Of Worker Protection Against Coronavirus * California Governor Believes Tesla Isn't Moving Out Of The State Anytime Soon(C) 2020 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
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Aircraft makers are circling Brazil’s Embraer weeks after Boeing ditched plans for a historic commercial aviation tie-up, people familiar with the matter said. Boeing axed plans to buy 80% of Embraer’s commercial unit in April, ending a planned move into regional jets that mirrored rival Airbus’ purchase in 2018 of a competing model developed by Canada’s Bombardier. China’s state-owned COMAC planemaker has voiced informal interest in co-operation with the world’s third-largest jetmaker, two of the people said.