canaveral, florida, as to what made this town what it is. even as mcdonald s. this is a nasa town already reeling from recession and now facing the loss of 8,000 more jobs from the space agency and its many contractors like united space alliance. it was very exciting for me, very fulfilling and rewarding. reporter: after 23 years, bill bender is already out. he used to photograph the trademark booster rocket separations. it s very challenging, it s shorer than i slower than i anticipated. it concerns me, i m not as young as i was. reporter: lisa rice runs a job placement agency with a mammoth challenge. there are not 9,000 jobs here in brevard county, there just aren t. there are aren t 9,000 jobs across the region, i m not even sure there are 9,000 jobs similar in the state of florida. reporter: and a lot of those jobs are simply not going
currently having an afternoon soiree at the vehicle deprocessing facility where the atlantis is now booked. but after traveling more than 26 million miles in space since 1985, the space shuttle atlantis landed dramatically as the final space shuttle to complete a mission for the united states space program. where we go from here? well, there s still a lot of uncertainty about that, but as far as the real uncertainty let s talk about the 9,000 people who will be losing their jobs now that the space shuttle program is retired. 3200 of those layoff slips come first thing tomorrow. it s obvious looking around cape canaveral, florida, as to what made this town what it is. even as mcdonald s. this is a nasa town already reeling from recession and now facing the loss of 8,000 more jobs from the space agency and its many contractors like united space alliance.
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going for five more days. 24/7 and by the end of monday, they expect to have helped some 50,000 people. david wright, abc new los angle hundreds of peope win nasa s primary shuttle contractor, united space alliance, is laying off more than 300 workers in the houston area. and the utah company that makes shuttle rocket boosters let go more than 400 employees just yesterday. the job cuts follow congress approval of a bill slating the final shuttle flight for next summer. a major personnel shakeup becomes official later today as white house chief of staff rahm emanuel spends his last day in the obama administration. the president is expected to name senior adviser pete rouse as emanuel s replacement. rouse will serve on an interim basis. rahm emanuel is returning to his hometown of chicago to run for mayor. and the president spent last night rallying young voters at a sold-out concert in washington.
time for minding your business. with the space shuttle program ending, more than 1,300 shuttle workers in three states got layoff notices this week. the employees of united space alliance, nasa s prime shuttle contractor, were told they were being laid off at the end of the month. the company has cut about 15% of its workforce ahead of the shuttle fleet s retirement next year. two final shuttle missions are currently scheduled for november and february. air travelers who like to take their four-legged friends along on their adventure, listen up. petfinder.com is releasing its annual list of the most pet-friendly airlines. jetblue ranked number one when it came to the best amenities for your pet and health and safety. air tran took the top spot for the budget conscious consumer charging just $69 for small dogs, cats and birds. frontier airlines was named the best for transporting a wide variety of pets. they not only allow dogs and cats in the cabin, but rabbits,