• Education
    • Higher Education
    • Scholarships & Grants
    • Online Learning
    • School Reforms
    • Research & Innovation
  • Lifestyle
    • Travel
    • Food & Drink
    • Fashion & Beauty
    • Home & Living
    • Relationships & Family
  • Technology & Startups
    • Software & Apps
    • Startup Success Stories
    • Startups & Innovations
    • Tech Regulations
    • Venture Capital
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Cybersecurity
    • Emerging Technologies
    • Gadgets & Devices
    • Industry Analysis
  • About us
  • Contact
  • Advertise with Us
  • Privacy & Policy
Today Headline
  • Home
  • World News
    • Us & Canada
    • Europe
    • Asia
    • Africa
    • Middle East
  • Politics
    • Elections
    • Political Parties
    • Government Policies
    • International Relations
    • Legislative News
  • Business & Finance
    • Market Trends
    • Stock Market
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Corporate News
    • Economic Policies
  • Science & Environment
    • Space Exploration
    • Climate Change
    • Wildlife & Conservation
    • Environmental Policies
    • Medical Research
  • Health
    • Public Health
    • Mental Health
    • Medical Breakthroughs
    • Fitness & Nutrition
    • Pandemic Updates
  • Sports
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Tennis
    • Olympics
    • Motorsport
  • Entertainment
    • Movies
    • Music
    • TV & Streaming
    • Celebrity News
    • Awards & Festivals
  • Crime & Justice
    • Court Cases
    • Cybercrime
    • Policing
    • Criminal Investigations
    • Legal Reforms
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • World News
    • Us & Canada
    • Europe
    • Asia
    • Africa
    • Middle East
  • Politics
    • Elections
    • Political Parties
    • Government Policies
    • International Relations
    • Legislative News
  • Business & Finance
    • Market Trends
    • Stock Market
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Corporate News
    • Economic Policies
  • Science & Environment
    • Space Exploration
    • Climate Change
    • Wildlife & Conservation
    • Environmental Policies
    • Medical Research
  • Health
    • Public Health
    • Mental Health
    • Medical Breakthroughs
    • Fitness & Nutrition
    • Pandemic Updates
  • Sports
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Tennis
    • Olympics
    • Motorsport
  • Entertainment
    • Movies
    • Music
    • TV & Streaming
    • Celebrity News
    • Awards & Festivals
  • Crime & Justice
    • Court Cases
    • Cybercrime
    • Policing
    • Criminal Investigations
    • Legal Reforms
No Result
View All Result
Today Headline
No Result
View All Result
Home Science & Environment Space Exploration

Boeing warns SLS employees of potential layoffs

February 8, 2025
in Space Exploration
Reading Time: 3 mins read
A A
0
4
SHARES
9
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter


WASHINGTON — Boeing has notified employees working on the Space Launch System program that up to 400 of them could lose their jobs as the new administration considers canceling the program.

Boeing SLS employees were informed Feb. 7 that the company was making preparations to cut up to 400 jobs from the program because of “revisions to the Artemis program and cost expectations.” The specific positions being considered for elimination were not announced but would account for a significant fraction of the overall SLS workforce at the companty.

“To align with revisions to the Artemis program and cost expectations, today we informed our Space Launch Systems team of the potential for approximately 400 fewer positions by April 2025,” a Boeing spokesperson told SpaceNews. “This will require 60-day notices of involuntary layoff be issued to impacted employees in coming weeks, in accordance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.”

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires companies to give 60 days’ notice of facility closings or other mass layoffs. “We are working with our customer and seeking opportunities to redeploy employees across our company to minimize job losses and retain our talented teammates,” the spokesperson said.

NASA has not announced any revisions to the Artemis program, and a panel of NASA and industry officials said at the SpaceCom conference Jan. 29 they were pressing ahead with preparations for the Artemis 2 mission, the first crewed SLS/Orion flight, scheduled for April 2026. They argued that the current architecture remains the fastest way to return humans to the moon.

However, the Trump administration is considering revisions to the architecture that include canceling key elements like SLS and Orion. Elon Musk, the SpaceX chief executive who is a close adviser to President Trump, has criticized the current approach to Artemis.

“Regarding space, the Artemis architecture is extremely inefficient, as it is a jobs-maximizing program, not a results-maximizing program,” he posted on social media Dec. 25. “Something entirely new is needed.”

SLS has been criticized since almost its beginning, derided by some critics as the “Senate Launch System” for its origins in a 2010 NASA authorization act that directed NASA to develop a heavy-lift rocket using shuttle-derived technologies as a way to reduce the impact of the retirement of the space shuttle and cancellation of the Constellation program.

SLS launched for the first time in 2022 on the Artemis 1 mission. “The flight vehicle was proved out on Artemis 1. It was a terrific mission,” said John Shannon, mission area vice president for Boeing Space Exploration, on the SpaceCom panel. There were few changes to the vehicle itself for Artemis 2, he said, but changes in how the vehicle was processed, with some work moved from the Michoud Assembly Facility to the Kennedy Space Center.

“This is our second one and there are a lot of lessons learned,” Dave Dutcher, Boeing SLS program manager, said in a July interview. “It’s a much cleaner vehicle throughout the build and test than the first one.”

SLS, though, remains a subject of criticism for its high costs and low flight rate. A report by NASA’s Office of Inspector General in August also found quality issues with Boeing’s work on the Exploration Upper Stage, a more powerful upper stage planned for the Block 1B version of SLS that will begin service on Artemis 4.

Any attempt to cancel SLS or make other radical changes to the Artemis architecture is likely to face opposition from some in Congress, as was the case in 2010 when the Obama administration sought to cancel the Constellation program, a process that led to the SLS. Notably, the vice-chair of the commerce, justice and science subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee is Rep. Dale Strong (R-Ala.), whose district includes NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, the lead center for SLS.

Related

Tags: ArtemisboeingSLS
Previous Post

State bills to halt price gouging, help schools follow L.A. fires

Next Post

In Seattle, advocacy groups pitch ‘social housing’ as a climate solution todayheadline

Related Posts

Cosmic continent | Astronomy Magazine

Cosmic continent | Astronomy Magazine

May 24, 2025
2
Watch live! SpaceX to launch Starship on 9th flight test - YouTube

What time is SpaceX’s Starship Flight 9 launch on May 27?

May 24, 2025
8
Next Post
Brownish red housing complex with people standing in front of it. A large puddle is on the ground in front of the building.

In Seattle, advocacy groups pitch ‘social housing’ as a climate solution todayheadline

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
Family calls for change after B.C. nurse dies by suicide after attacks on the job

Family calls for change after B.C. nurse dies by suicide after attacks on the job

April 2, 2025
Pioneering 3D printing project shares successes

Product reduces TPH levels to non-hazardous status

November 27, 2024

Hospital Mergers Fail to Deliver Better Care or Lower Costs, Study Finds todayheadline

December 31, 2024

Police ID man who died after Corso Italia fight

December 23, 2024
Harris tells supporters 'never give up' and urges peaceful transfer of power

Harris tells supporters ‘never give up’ and urges peaceful transfer of power

0
Des Moines Man Accused Of Shooting Ex-Girlfriend's Mother

Des Moines Man Accused Of Shooting Ex-Girlfriend’s Mother

0

Trump ‘looks forward’ to White House meeting with Biden

0
Catholic voters were critical to Donald Trump’s blowout victory: ‘Harris snubbed us’

Catholic voters were critical to Donald Trump’s blowout victory: ‘Harris snubbed us’

0
Ethnic Hungarian, Moldovan voters saved Romania's democracy – DW – 05/24/2025

Ethnic Hungarian, Moldovan voters saved Romania’s democracy – DW – 05/24/2025

May 24, 2025
Why is Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus considering resigning?

Why is Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus considering resigning?

May 24, 2025
Inside the NDP's last-ditch efforts to save Jagmeet Singh and his riding

Inside the NDP’s last-ditch efforts to save Jagmeet Singh and his riding

May 24, 2025
Egypt Independent

Russia launches missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian capital, hours after prisoner swap begins

May 24, 2025

Recent News

Ethnic Hungarian, Moldovan voters saved Romania's democracy – DW – 05/24/2025

Ethnic Hungarian, Moldovan voters saved Romania’s democracy – DW – 05/24/2025

May 24, 2025
3
Why is Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus considering resigning?

Why is Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus considering resigning?

May 24, 2025
3
Inside the NDP's last-ditch efforts to save Jagmeet Singh and his riding

Inside the NDP’s last-ditch efforts to save Jagmeet Singh and his riding

May 24, 2025
4
Egypt Independent

Russia launches missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian capital, hours after prisoner swap begins

May 24, 2025
3

TodayHeadline is a dynamic news website dedicated to delivering up-to-date and comprehensive news coverage from around the globe.

Follow Us

Browse by Category

  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Basketball
  • Business & Finance
  • Climate Change
  • Crime & Justice
  • Economic Policies
  • Elections
  • Entertainment
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental Policies
  • Europe
  • Football
  • Gadgets & Devices
  • Health
  • Medical Research
  • Mental Health
  • Middle East
  • Motorsport
  • Olympics
  • Politics
  • Public Health
  • Relationships & Family
  • Science & Environment
  • Software & Apps
  • Space Exploration
  • Sports
  • Stock Market
  • Technology & Startups
  • Tennis
  • Travel
  • Uncategorized
  • Us & Canada
  • Wildlife & Conservation
  • World News

Recent News

Watch: Trump insists Apple manufacture iPhones in the U.S., not India

Watch: Trump insists Apple manufacture iPhones in the U.S., not India

May 24, 2025
Ethnic Hungarian, Moldovan voters saved Romania's democracy – DW – 05/24/2025

Ethnic Hungarian, Moldovan voters saved Romania’s democracy – DW – 05/24/2025

May 24, 2025
  • Education
  • Lifestyle
  • Technology & Startups
  • About us
  • Contact
  • Advertise with Us
  • Privacy & Policy

© 2024 Todayheadline.co

Welcome Back!

OR

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Business & Finance
  • Corporate News
  • Economic Policies
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Market Trends
  • Crime & Justice
  • Court Cases
  • Criminal Investigations
  • Cybercrime
  • Legal Reforms
  • Policing
  • Education
  • Higher Education
  • Online Learning
  • Entertainment
  • Awards & Festivals
  • Celebrity News
  • Movies
  • Music
  • Health
  • Fitness & Nutrition
  • Medical Breakthroughs
  • Mental Health
  • Pandemic Updates
  • Lifestyle
  • Fashion & Beauty
  • Food & Drink
  • Home & Living
  • Politics
  • Elections
  • Government Policies
  • International Relations
  • Legislative News
  • Political Parties
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Middle East
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cybersecurity
  • Emerging Technologies
  • Gadgets & Devices
  • Industry Analysis
  • Basketball
  • Football
  • Motorsport
  • Olympics
  • Climate Change
  • Environmental Policies
  • Medical Research
  • Science & Environment
  • Space Exploration
  • Wildlife & Conservation
  • Sports
  • Tennis
  • Technology & Startups
  • Software & Apps
  • Startup Success Stories
  • Startups & Innovations
  • Tech Regulations
  • Venture Capital
  • Uncategorized
  • World News
  • Us & Canada
  • Public Health
  • Relationships & Family
  • Travel
  • Research & Innovation
  • Scholarships & Grants
  • School Reforms
  • Stock Market
  • TV & Streaming
  • Advertise with Us
  • Privacy & Policy
  • About us
  • Contact

© 2024 Todayheadline.co