The Boeing Co. on Friday officially will send out 60-day layoff notices to 41 employees because of a reduction in processing requirements for the International Space Station, business reporter Wayne Price will report tomorrow.
Boeing, which employs 1,700 people in Brevard County, said changes in the space shuttle manifest made it necessary to eliminate some positions related to the work done at the Space Station Processing Facility.
The presidential directive to retire the orbiters in 2010, along with budget and overarching safety concerns with the aging fleet, has prompted the space agency to adjust its manifest from 28 to about 16-18 to finish space station construction.
That means less payloads and integration work at the SSPF.
Susan Wells, a Boeing spokeswoman, says that the company will try to "absorb" the workers into other jobs.
By the way, this morning we profiled a local contractor that's hoping to grow some new space jobs here in Florida.
ASRC Aerospace says today it plans to grow its staff four times over (to 1,000 or so Brevard employees) doing work that includes ground support for NASA's shift from the shuttle to CEV.
The company is getting the 2006 Florida Space Business Award today in Tallahassee from Lt. Gov. Toni Jennings.
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