Thu, 13 Feb 2025

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 Jeff Bezos space firm Blue Origin to cut a tenth of jobs

The company is looking to trim manager ranks and focus on ramping up rocket launches.
Blue Origin, a rocket company owned by Jeff Bezos, has announced plans to lay off around 1,400 employees (about 10% of its workforce) as part of an effort to streamline operations and focus on scaling up launch activities. The layoffs will affect managerial positions, research and development teams, and engineering departments. According to the company's CEO, Dave Limp, this restructuring is necessary to adapt to changing priorities and enable faster production and launch schedules for customers. This decision comes after Blue Origin completed its first test flight of the New Glenn rocket, a significant milestone in the company's history.
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