Boeing to Cut Fewer Moon Rocket Jobs

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Boeing informed its Space Launch System (SLS) team of potential layoffs, a worrying sign that NASA’s Moon rocket may be at risk after massive cost overruns and schedule delays. And also Trump. The company is expecting approximately 400 fewer positions by April 2025 “to align with revisions to the Artemis program and cost expectations,
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