NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will need to lose hundreds more workers as managers seek to meet the current FY'25 budget allocation. Engineers

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to eject hundreds more workers

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2024-11-15 11:30:16

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will need to lose hundreds more workers as managers seek to meet the current FY'25 budget allocation.

Engineers and technicians use a crane to lift the main body of NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft and position it in the High Bay 1 clean room of the Spacecraft Assembly Facility at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California (Pic: NASA) - click to enlarge

Approximately 5 percent of JPL's workforce will be laid off – amounting to about 325 workers – across the organization's technical, business, and support areas. The announcement was made in a memo from JPL director Laurie Leshin.

Over 500 workers lost their jobs in February, and the next group of staff to lose their roles will learn their fate today, November 13.

After the latest cuts, JPL staffing levels will be at approximately 5,500 regular employees. Leshin said, "I believe this is a stable, supportable staffing level moving forward." However, Leshin also cautioned, "We can never be 100 percent certain of the future budget."

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