Like Elon Musk Spacex – his main competitor – Blue Origin has contracts with NASA to take astronauts to the moon in the coming years.
Jeff Bezos' rocket company, Blue Origin, is reducing 10% of its workforce.
This measure of this week occurs a month after the debut of the New Glenn rocket of Blue Origin, which reached orbit in its first attempt. The CEO Dave Clean communicated the news of the dismissals to the employees on Thursday, with notifications that were sent on Friday.
In an email to the personnel obtained by The Associated Press, Cuerr said that it was a “difficult decision”, but that the company grew too fast in recent years.
“With that growth came more bureaucracy and less approach than we needed,” he said in the note.
Cuño indicated that the cuts are necessary to accelerate the manufacture as well as the launch rate. Based in Kent, Washington, Blue Origin launches its New Glenn rockets from Florida and its smallest New Shepard rockets from Texas.
Like Elon Musk Spacex – his main competitor – Blue Origin has contracts with NASA to take astronauts to the moon in the coming years.
It was not clear for the moment how many employees will be affected by the dismissals. Blue Origin, which is a private company, does not disseminate employment figures.