NASA Jet Propulsion Lab Lays Off 300 Engineers

Ghost of Von Karmen writes "NASA JPL, the lab that brought us missions such as Voyager, Cassini, and the Mars Exploration Rovers will eliminate about 300 engineering related positions due to Congressional budget cuts, according to various sources. The cuts reflect a change in emphasis away from robotic technology and toward human exploration of space. Prof. Elachi, head of JPL has indicated that the lab may pursue Department of Defense contracts to minimize additional reductions in personnel."

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Bad day for science

[saskboy]

The Republican government lays yet another blow on science in America. As if Bush coming out and saying he supports Intelligent Design wasn't bad enough, now we're going to lose 300 of our most experienced robotic mission specialists. I hear China is looking to put a robot on the Moon by the end of the decade, maybe they can find work with the communists?

Go Bush!

[cplusplus]

Wreck everything I care about! NASA, the environment, US image in the world, the value of my paycheck, etc etc etc. Mod me troll, flamebait, offtopic, whatever... but as far as I'm concerned that man has been afflicted with a strage version of the Midas touch- everything he touches turns to shit. Setting lofty goals at NASA and then cutting science missions and the budget is a brilliant idea. Oh, wait, no it isn't.

Re:I don't think anyone's forgotten.

[hcob$]

Are you Omnipitent? do you know everything that is going on in the world? Do you happen to be under the mistaken impression that you are one iota as informed as our president? then shaddup!