Enlarge / The SLS rocket is seen on its launch pad at Kennedy Area Middle in August 2022. (credit score: Trevor Mahlmann)
On Thursday senior Boeing officers main the Area Launch System program, together with David Dutcher and Steve Snell, convened an all-hands assembly for the greater than 1,000 workers who work on the rocket.
In keeping with two individuals accustomed to the assembly, the officers introduced that there can be a big variety of layoffs and reassignments of individuals engaged on this system. They provided a handful of causes for the cuts, together with the truth that timelines for NASA’s Artemis lunar missions that may use the SLS rocket are slipping to the proper.
Afterward Thursday, in a press release supplied to Ars, a Boeing spokesperson confirmed the cuts to Ars: “On account of exterior components unrelated to our program efficiency, Boeing is reviewing and adjusting present staffing ranges on the Area Launch System program.”
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