SpaceX founder Elon Musk speaks at a conference.
SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Tuesday that the rocket company will move its headquarters from California to Texas.
  • Elon Musk said SpaceX would move its HQ to Texas in response to California law protecting LGBTQ+ youth.
  • Other space startups have responded by appealing to SpaceX employees to come join them.
  • One CEO of a French rocket firm offered SpaceX engineers 12 bottles of champagne if they jumped ship.

Elon Musk says he plans to move SpaceX to Texas, and some of the company's competitors are trying to capitalize by poaching his employees.