Boeing to Lay Off 400 Workers on Moon Rocket Program Amid Delays and Rising Costs

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Boeing to Lay Off 400 Workers on Moon Rocket Program Amid Delays and Rising Costs
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Boeing warned employees involved in its Space Launch System moon rocket program that it expects to lay off around 400 people. The news comes amid delays and rising costs for NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to send astronauts back to the moon. Boeing stated that the layoffs are due to revisions to the Artemis program and cost expectations.

Boeing on Saturday warned employees involved in its Space Launch System moon rocket program that it expected to lay off around 400 people. The news comes amid delays and rising costs for NASA ’s Artemis program, which was established during President Trump’s first term, and aims to send astronauts back to the moon. Its budget is expected to be around $93 billion through the end of the year.

"To align with revisions to the Artemis program and cost expectations, we informed our Space Launch Systems team of the potential for approximately 400 fewer positions by April 2025," Boeing told FOX Business in a statement. NASA ANNOUNCES DELAYS IN ARTEMIS PROGRAM, PUSHING MOON LANDING TO 2026 Boeing said that employees affected by involuntary layoffs would be given 60-day notices in the coming weeks, "in accordance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.

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