JPL to lay off 530 workers amid Mars funding uncertainty
"These cuts are among the most challenging that we have had to make even as we have sought to reduce our spending in recent months."
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"These cuts are among the most challenging that we have had to make even as we have sought to reduce our spending in recent months."
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced it was laying off 530 on staff or about 8% of its workforce on Tuesday after expected congressional budget cuts kneecapped one of its biggest endeavors, the Mars Sample Return mission. The Pasadena, California, institution is one of NASA’s major science mission hubs, the home to the majority of Mars missions, including the Perseverance rover currently ...
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory plans to let go 530 workers and 40 contractors because it has not secure funding for the 2024 fiscal year, officials said.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced it will lay off 530 employees, about 8% of its staff, due to a lack of funding.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena announced it will lay off about 530 people as a cost-cutting measure.