Boeing has informed its employees that NASA may cancel SLS contracts

The main contractor for Space Launch System Rocket, Boeing is preparing for the fact that NASA cancel the long -term program.

On Friday, with a notification of less than an hour, David Datcher, Boeing Vice President and the SLS Rocket program manager, planned a meeting on the hands of about 800 employees working on the program. In the same way, the script lasted only six minutes, and Datcher did not answer the questions.

During his comments, Datcher said that the Bain of the Boin’s contracts could end in March and that the company is preparing for dismissal if contracts with the space agency are not extended. “Cold and script” is how one person described the behavior of the Dan.

Giving a 60-day notice

The aerospace company, which is the main contractor of the large main stage of the rocket, issued notifications within the framework of the Law on adjustment and notification of retraining (or WARN), which requires that 60 people have been provided with US employers with 100 or more employees. -a day notification to mass layouts or closing of plants.

“To correspond to the reviews of the Artemis program and the expectations of the cost, today we informed our Space Launch Systems team about the potential for about 400 positions by April 2025,” said Boeing Boeing. “This will require that 60-day notifications of involuntary dismissal be issued to influencing employees in the coming weeks in accordance with the Law on the adjustment and retraining of employees. And save our talented teammates. “

Friday time, which is hastily called the meeting, is consistent with the expected issue of the budget proposal of President Trump for 2026 financial year. This may not be a whole plan, but rather a “thin” that sets out a list of wishes for requests for Congress costs and some basic economic projections. Congress should not act according to Trump’s budget priorities.