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Blue Origin Lays Off 10 Percent Of Its Workforce

By Rachel Jewett

Thursday, February 13th, 2025

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Blue Origin Lays Off 10 Percent Of Its Workforce

Pictured is the New Glenn vehicle rolled out on Feb. 21 this year and upended for the first time to undergo a series of tanking and mechanical system tests (Blue Origin Photo)

Blue Origin laid off 10 percent of its workforce on Thursday as the launcher shifts from research and development (R&D) into scaling manufacturing for its launch business. The company is eliminating some positions in engineering, R&D, program management, and management, according to an email CEO Dave Limp sent to employees, obtained by Defense Daily sister publication Via Satellite. “Our primary focus in 2025 and beyond is to scale our manufacturing output and launch cadence with speed, decisiveness, and efficiency for…

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