NASA's robotic mission control begins cutbacks
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NASA's robotic mission control begins cutbacks
Jet Propulsion Lab lays off workers, anticipating budget shift
Updated: 3:05 p.m. ET Oct. 13, 2005
LOS ANGELES - The California space laboratory that guides NASA's Mars rover missions has begun laying off workers in anticipation of a budget shift away from planetary expeditions, a spokesman said Thursday.
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena expects to shed 5 percent to 8 percent of its work force of 5,400, or about 300 contractors and employees, spokesman Blaine Baggett said.
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