Shuttle Workers Get Layoff Notice
By Irene Klotz .
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA’s prime space shuttle contractor, United Space Alliance, told employees April 15 that half of them will need to find other jobs this summer.
The official notification was long expected, as the shutdown of the 30-year-old shuttle program has been under way for several years ...
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