The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA's research center responsible for robotic space missions, will lay off more workers before the year ends due to budget constraints. JPL Director Laurie Leshin has announced in a memo addressed to employees that the ...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has laid-off an additional 325 workers after an earlier round of 500 job cuts earlier in the year, largely because of budgetary constraints.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is reducing its workforce by 5 percent, or 325 employees, amid budget cuts and issues with its Mars Sample Return program.

NASA's chief center for robotic planetary exploration is conducting another round of layoffs. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California — which manages many of NASA's high-profile robotic missions, such as the Perseverance and Curiosity ...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is laying off about 325 employees, or 5% of its workforce, as the California-based research and development center deals with funding challenges for the upcoming year.

JPL has taken various measures to meet the current FY’25 budget allocation, but have reached the difficult decision to reduce the workforce through layoffs. This reduction affects approximately 325 colleagues,

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is responsible for various robotic missions exploring the solar system, will lay off roughly 5% of its workforce.

There is less money for an ambitious Mars mission. JPL is feeling the direct effects of this, with the third major job cut this year.

The layoffs come several months after nearly 600 were let go in an action officials said was due to budget constraints.