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There's an article on Wired about SpaceX. The text is a bit light on details, but there are plenty of photos that are worth a look.

SpaceX is a startup company that developed the first privately-funded launcher capable of reaching orbit (they had their first successful launch last September)

While the Falcon production line looks like something I would expect in a shop like that, there's one photo on the first page that really surprised me. They seem to use an open-plan type of an office. That's just incredible. These are not telemarketers or some people typing in PHP from 9 to 5, but engineers doing (I hope) some serious thinking.

I would love to see their company policy on Blackberry pings and beeps and general distraction-making in the big room (you can see several people chatting on the photo).

There are five great videos of Elon Musk showing the offices, server room and the rest of the plant.

First part: http://www.spacex.com/multimedia/videos.php?id=27&cat=recent