People work on the Europa Clipper spacecraft project last year at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is preparing to lay off hundreds of employees this week, director Laurie Leshin said in a memo to staff sent Tuesday afternoon. “This is a message I had hoped not to have to write.” This is the third …
The mission control room at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge. Despite pleas to NASA and the White House from California lawmakers hoping to preserve jobs at the La Cañada Flintridge research institution, the lab let go 530 employees — approximately 8% of its workforce — and 40 additional contractors, JPL Director Laurie Leshin said in a memo …
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has been hit hard by recent federal budget cuts, resulting in the reported layoff of 100 contractors last week. Director Leshin acknowledged in an internal email that adjusting to such a significant budget cut in a single year would be painful, and potential layoffs at JPL could have broader impacts beyond the MSR mission. Lawmakers, including …
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