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SpaceX Layoffs Include 577 Positions at California Headquarters

  • COO Shotwell warned last year about fewer launches in 2019
  • Job-cut announcement Friday followed successful Iridium launch
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SpaceX Layoffs Roughly 10 Percent of Its Workforce
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SpaceX is taking the ax to its headquarters in California.

Hours after launching its first rocket of the new year on Friday morning, the Elon Musk-led company told employees that roughly 10 percent of SpaceX’s workforce would be laid off. Stunned workers were sent home early to await notification to their private email addresses about their fate.